Kora ga te o makimukuyama ni haru sareba ko no ha shinogite kasumi tanabiku

子らが手を巻向山に春されば
木の葉しのぎて霞たなびく

Roma-ji: Kora ga te o makimukuyama ni haru sareba ko no ha shinogite kasumi tanabiku
English Translation: On my darling's hand
pillowed, Makimuku Hill—
now that spring has come,
pressing down the leaves of trees,
the haze is trailing along.
Meaning: When spring comes to Mount Makimuku, whose name recalls a lover's arm entwined, the haze trails over it, as if pressing down the leaves of the trees.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Miscellaneous Poems 1815

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Spring Miscellaneous Poems"
This poem depicts Mount Makimuku in spring, with haze trailing so heavily that it seems to press down the leaves of the trees. The opening "kora ga te o," meaning to pillow oneself on a beloved girl's arm, leads into "maku," to wind, and so lends a faint romantic mood to the spring mountain scene. The vigorous word "shinogite," capturing the weight of the haze, is the poem's distinctive touch. Like 1813, it is set in the land of Makimuku.
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro was a court poet of the Asuka period, active under Empress Jitō and Emperor Monmu. The left note records that this poem comes from the Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection, and it is uncertain whether it is Hitomaro's own work or a poem by someone else that he recorded.

The first line, "kora ga te o," leads to "maku," from the sense of pillowing oneself on a beloved woman's arm. It functions as a preface akin to a pillow word, and "ra" in "kora" is an affectionate suffix.
The second line, "on Mount Makimuku," names the mountain of that district. Linking with "maku" in the previous line, it draws out the place name and shares its setting with "Makimuku no" in 1813.
In the third line, "haru sareba," "saru" means that a season or time comes round, so the phrase means when spring arrives. "Ba" marks an established condition.
In the fourth line, "ko no ha shinogite," "shinogu" means to press down or push aside. It conveys the force of the haze spreading as if thrusting the leaves aside.
The last line, "the haze trails," repeats the phrase of the group, and here it closes by impressing on us the vastness of the haze that covers the whole mountain.
Author: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Source: Manyoshu
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