初はつ音ね

noun

first birdsong of the New Year

Specifically refers to the first warbling or chirping of birds heard at the beginning of the New Year, often associated with the uguisu (Japanese bush warbler). A poetic and seasonal term.

• 元がん旦たんの朝あさ、庭にわから初はつ音ねが聞きこえてきた。

  On New Year's morning, I heard the first birdsong of the year from the garden.