Waga oka ni sakari ni sakeru ume no hana nokoreru yuki o magaetsuru kamo

我が岡に盛りに咲ける梅の花
残れる雪をまがへつるかも

Roma-ji: Waga oka ni sakari ni sakeru ume no hana nokoreru yuki o magaetsuru kamo
English Translation: Upon my hillside,
blooming in their full glory,
the plum blossoms there
with the snow that still remains
have mingled past all telling
Meaning: The plum blossoms in full bloom on my hill can hardly be told apart from the lingering snow.
Commentary: Book Eight Winter Miscellaneous Poems 1640

Headnote: "A poem on the plum by Lord Ōtomo, Governor-General of Dazaifu"
The white plum blossoms in full bloom on his hill cannot be told apart from the snow that remains. Through the conceit of flower and snow, the poem beautifully paints a scene on the border between winter and spring, where white plum and lingering snow mingle.
The author, Ōtomo no Tabito, was a son of Ōtomo no Yasumaro and the father of Yakamochi. He was posted to Tsukushi as Governor-General of Dazaifu and later rose to Major Counselor.

The first line means "on the hill where my house stands."
The second line means "blooming at their height."
The third line names the white plum blossoms, and the sense breaks here.
The fourth line means "the snow that remains unmelted."
The final line, with the perfective "tsu" and exclamatory "kamo," expresses wonder that they cannot be told from the snow. Yamabe no Akahito's 1426 in this book also sings of plum blossoms that "cannot be told apart" in the snow, so the conceit of plum and snow answers across spring and winter.
Author: Ōtomo no Tabito
Source: Manyoshu
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