Tachibana no hayashi o uemu hototogisu tsune ni fuyu made sumiwataru gane

橘の林を植ゑむ霍公鳥
常に冬まで棲みわたるがね

Roma-ji: Tachibana no hayashi o uemu hototogisu tsune ni fuyu made sumiwataru gane
English Translation: Orange trees I'll plant,
a whole grove of them I'll plant,
hototogisu,
so that always, winter long,
you may dwell with me and stay.
Meaning: I will plant a grove of tachibana trees, so that the hototogisu may always dwell there, even into winter.
Commentary: Book Ten Summer Miscellaneous Poems 1958

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Birds"
This poem vows to plant a grove of tachibana so that the hototogisu will stay on until winter. The wish to keep a bird that visits only in summer forever shows a deep attachment to it. Whereas 1946 refused to plant tall trees because they would make love grow, this poem vows to plant a grove so the bird may live there, so opposite hearts are sung over the planting of trees.

The first line, "of tachibana," names the summer tree paired with the hototogisu.
In the second line, "hayashi o uemu," "mu" expresses intention, and the poem breaks here.
The third line, "hototogisu," names the bird the poet wishes to keep.
The fourth line, "always until winter," shows the wish to keep the summer bird beyond its season.
In the last line, "sumiwataru gane," "gane" is a particle of purpose: so that it may go on dwelling.
Source: Manyoshu
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