Fuyugomori haru sarikureba ashihiki no yama ni mo no ni mo uguisu naku mo

冬こもり春さり来ればあしひきの
山にも野にも鴬鳴くも

Roma-ji: Fuyugomori haru sarikureba ashihiki no yama ni mo no ni mo uguisu naku mo
English Translation: Winter's hiding past,
now that the spring has come round,
on the rugged hills
and across the fields as well
the warblers are singing now.
Meaning: When spring comes round after the seclusion of winter, the bush warblers sing on the mountains and in the fields alike.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Miscellaneous Poems 1824

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Birds"
This poem depicts the song of the bush warbler filling mountains and fields as spring arrives. With a well-ordered rhythm built on two pillow words, "fuyugomori" and "ashihiki no," it captures the breadth of spring in a generous sweep. Where 1820 spoke of warblers around one's home, here the view widens to the whole of the hills and plains.

The first line, "fuyugomori," is a pillow word attached to "spring." It is said to derive from the idea that what lay hidden through winter comes forth in spring.
The second line, "when spring comes round," is the same turn of phrase as "as evening comes on" in 1816, marking the arrival of a season.
The third line, "ashihiki no," is a pillow word attached to "mountain." Placing a second pillow word gives the poem a stately rhythm.
The fourth line, "on the mountains and in the fields," lists both to express how the warbler's song fills every place.
The last line, "the warblers sing," is the same ending as in 1821, with "mo" as an exclamatory particle. It closes with wonder at the voices ringing across the wide spring landscape.
Source: Manyoshu
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