Ume no hana sakeru okabe ni ie oreba toboshiku mo arazu uguisu no koe

梅の花咲ける岡辺に家居れば
乏しくもあらず鴬の声

Roma-ji: Ume no hana sakeru okabe ni ie oreba toboshiku mo arazu uguisu no koe
English Translation: Where the plum blossoms
have opened along the slopes,
there I make my home,
and never scarce for me here
is the singing of warblers.
Meaning: Because I make my home on a hillside where the plum trees bloom, the voice of the bush warbler is never scarce for me.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Miscellaneous Poems 1820

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Birds"
One who lives near a hillside of blooming plum trees rejoices in a life where the warbler's voice can be heard to the full. The pairing of plum and warbler is presented proudly as the setting of the poet's home, showing a heart that savors the richness of spring. This pairing appears often in the Man'yōshū, and in this very group 1840 also sings of a warbler calling on a plum branch.

The first line, "plum blossoms," names the representative flower of spring, often paired with the bush warbler.
In the second line, "on the hillside where they bloom," "ru" is the attributive form of the auxiliary "ri," marking the continuing state of blossoming. "Okabe" means the area around a hill.
The third line, "since I dwell there," means because I have made my home there. "Ba" marks an established condition, giving the surroundings of the home as the reason.
The fourth line, "toboshiku mo arazu," means not scarce, not rare. It is a hypermetric line, and the negative phrasing actually emphasizes the abundance of the song.
The last line, "the warbler's voice," ends on a noun. Taking up "the warbler has sung" of the preceding poem, it closes by setting the song itself before us.
Source: Manyoshu
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