classic waka stream

池の辺の松の末葉に降る雪は
五百重降りしけ明日さへも見む
Roma-ji

Ike no he no matsu no uraba ni furu yuki wa ioe furishike asu sae mo mimu

English Translation
By the pond's edge there,
on the tips of the pine needles,
O snow falling down,
pile up in layers upon layers:
tomorrow too we'll gaze on you
Meaning
O snow falling on the needle tips of the pines beside the pond, pile up layer upon layer, so that we may gaze on you tomorrow as well.
Commentary
Book Eight Winter Miscellaneous Poems 1650

Headnote: "A poem from a banquet held when the Emperor was present beside the West Pond"
The poem calls on the snow falling on the needle tips of the pines beside the pond to pile up layer upon layer, so that they may gaze on it tomorrow too. Sung at a banquet held by the Emperor beside the West Pond of the palace, it praises the snowy scene and wishes that the pleasure of the feast may continue tomorrow.
The note says, "The author of the above poem is unknown; however, the page Abe no Ason Mushimaro recited it," so the author is not known, but Abe no Mushimaro handed it down.

The first line means "beside the West Pond of the palace."
The second line means "on the needles at the tips of the pine branches."
The third line addresses the snow falling on the pines.
The fourth line calls in the imperative, "pile up in countless layers," and the poem pauses here.
The final line means "we will gaze on it even tomorrow," closing with the volitional "mu." Whereas Oharida no Azumamaro's 1646 in this book regrets that the snow will be gone by morning, this poem asks the snow to remain tomorrow.
Source
Manyoshu
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