Murasaki no nebau yokono no haruno ni wa kimi o kaketsutsu uguisu naku mo

紫草の根延ふ横野の春野には
君を懸けつつ鴬鳴くも

Roma-ji: Murasaki no nebau yokono no haruno ni wa kimi o kaketsutsu uguisu naku mo
English Translation: Where gromwell's roots spread
through the meadow of Yokono,
in the fields of spring,
keeping you within its heart
the warbler is singing now.
Meaning: In the spring fields of Yokono, where gromwell spreads its roots, the bush warbler sings as though it keeps you in its heart.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Miscellaneous Poems 1825

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Birds"
This poem sings of a bush warbler in the spring fields of Yokono, where gromwell spreads its roots, calling as if longing for someone beloved. Hearing the song as a cry that keeps "you" in its heart, the poet dissolves a lover's feeling into the spring scene. The warbler's voice, which spread over hills and fields in the preceding poem, here narrows to one particular meadow, with love added to it.

The first line, "murasaki no," names gromwell, a plant whose roots yield a purple dye, coloring the scene as a plant of the spring fields.
The second line, "of Yokono where roots spread," describes a meadow where the roots stretch wide. Yokono is a place name, thought to have been in Kawachi Province, in present-day Osaka.
The third line, "in the spring fields," uses "wa" to single out the place, leading into the warbler's song of the lower lines.
The fourth line, "keeping you in mind," uses "tsutsu" for repetition or continuation, singing as though the warbler cries with you constantly in its thoughts.
The last line, "the warbler sings," is the same ending as in 1824, and closes the poem with a note of wonder.
Source: Manyoshu
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