Ume no hana sakichiri suginu shikasuga ni shirayuki niwa ni furishikiritsutsu

梅の花咲き散り過ぎぬしかすがに
白雪庭に降りしきりつつ

Roma-ji: Ume no hana sakichiri suginu shikasuga ni shirayuki niwa ni furishikiritsutsu
English Translation: Blossoms of the plum
have bloomed and scattered and gone;
even so, and still
the white snow in the garden
is falling thick and thicker.
Meaning: The plum blossoms have bloomed and scattered, their season now past—and yet white snow keeps falling thick upon the garden.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Miscellaneous Poems 1834

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Snow"
This poem depicts white snow still falling thickly in the garden after the plum blossoms have bloomed and scattered. The white petals that have fallen and the white snow now falling overlap, and the misalignment of the seasons creates a scene all the more beautiful. Whereas the preceding poem sang of snow falling on plum blossoms, this one sings of snow falling after the plum has scattered, setting the relation of plum and snow in sequence through time.

The first line, "plum blossoms," is the same opening as the preceding poem, binding the two through the pairing of plum and snow.
In the second line, "sakichiri suginu," "nu" is an auxiliary of completion. It sums up at once the passage of time—blooming, scattering, and fading—and the poem breaks after this line.
The third line, "shikasuga ni," means and yet, serving as the pivot of contrast as in 1832.
The fourth line, "white snow in the garden," overlays the whiteness of the fallen plum petals with that of the falling snow.
In the last line, "furishikiritsutsu," "shikiru" means to continue without pause and "tsutsu" marks continuation, showing the ceaseless snowfall with lingering resonance.
Source: Manyoshu
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