Kusamakura tabi yuku hito mo yukifureba nioinubeku mo sakeru hagi kamo

草枕旅行く人も行き触れば
にほひぬべくも咲ける萩かも

Roma-ji: Kusamakura tabi yuku hito mo yukifureba nioinubeku mo sakeru hagi kamo
English Translation: Pillowed on the grass,
even those upon a journey,
if they brush past it,
would surely be dyed its hue,
so richly the clover blooms
Meaning: How richly the bush clover blooms here; even a traveler passing by and brushing against it would surely be dyed with its color.
Commentary: Book Eight Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 1532

Headnote: "Two poems composed by Kasa no Ason Kanamura at Mount Ikago"
At Mount Ikago, the poet sings that the bush clover blooms so beautifully that a traveler's clothes would surely be dyed its color merely by brushing against it in passing. The vividness of the flowers and their profusion are conveyed through the striking image of dyed clothing.
The author, Kasa no Kanamura, was a court poet of the early Nara period who composed many poems while accompanying imperial progresses. Mount Ikago is in Ōmi Province, and he seems to have composed this while stopping there on a journey.

The first line, "kusamakura," is a pillow word for "journey."
The second line, "those upon a journey," refers to travelers, the poet among them.
The third line means "if they brush against it in passing."
In the fourth line, "niou" means for color to glow or to be transferred as dye; with the perfective "nu" and conjectural "beshi," it strengthens the sense: "so much that they would surely be dyed."
The final line, with the exclamatory "kamo," expresses wonder at the profusely blooming clover. Bush clover is the flower sung most often in the autumn miscellaneous poems of this book.
Author: Kasa no Kanamura
Source: Manyoshu
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