Kamikaze ya Isuzugawa nami kazu shirazu sumubeki miyo ni mata kaerikon - Shin Kokin Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

神風や五十鈴川波数知らず
すむべき御代にまたかへり来ん

Roma-ji: Kamikaze ya Isuzugawa nami kazu shirazu sumubeki miyo ni mata kaerikon
English Translation: Divine wind of Ise—
like the Isuzu River's waves,
countless, without end,
to this reign that shall run clear
I will come back once again.
Meaning: Like the countless waves of the Isuzu River in the land of the divine wind, I will come back again and again to this reign that is bound to flow ever clear.
Commentary: Book Nineteen Poems on the Gods 1874

Headnote: "Reply."
This is the fourth poem in the sequence concerning the Great Shrine of Ise and the reply to the preceding poem. As the waves of the Isuzu River return beyond counting, it answers, so will I return again and again in this reign that shall remain clear. The headnote reads "Reply," answering the poem sent by the ladies of the Priestess's household. To the ladies who resented not being asked, it offers comfort by promising to come again.
The author, "Tōgū Gon-no-Daibu Kintsugu," Provisional Master of the Crown Prince's Household, is Tokudaiji Kintsugu. A son of Tokudaiji Sanesada, he later became Minister of the Left. At the time of the poem he held the office of Provisional Master of the Crown Prince's Household.
The Isuzu River flows through the precincts of the Inner Shrine at Ise and is the same river as the Mimosuso of poem 1871 of this book.

The first line, "kamikaze ya," is the same as the first line of poem 1871 of this book and marks the sacred precinct of Ise.
The second line, "Isuzugawa nami," means the waves of the Isuzu River flowing through the Inner Shrine. Through the waves that break and return, it leads to "kaeri" in the last line.
The third line, "kazu shirazu," means "beyond counting." On the number of the waves are laid the number of his returns and the length of the reign.
In the fourth line, "sumubeki miyo ni," "sumu" is a pivot word joining "sumu," the river waves "running clear," and "sumu," "to live" in the reign. It blesses a reign that will stay clear and prosperous for ages.
In the last line, "mata kaerikon," "kaeri" is a pivot word joining the waves "returning" and the poet "coming back." To "ika ni kotaemashi" in the preceding poem, it answers with a promise to visit again.
Author: Fujiwara no Kintsugu
Source: Shin Kokin Wakashu
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