Yuki samumi saki ni wa sakanu ume no hana yoshi kono koro wa kakute mo aru gane

雪寒み咲きには咲かぬ梅の花
よしこのころはかくてもあるがね

Roma-ji: Yuki samumi saki ni wa sakanu ume no hana yoshi kono koro wa kakute mo aru gane
English Translation: With the snow so cold,
blooming, yet not blooming quite,
blossoms of the plum—
very well, for these days now
just remain as you are there.
Meaning: O plum blossoms that will not fully bloom in the cold of the snow—well then, stay like this for now.
Commentary: Book Ten Winter Miscellaneous Poems 2329

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Flowers"
This poem speaks to plum blossoms that will not fully bloom in the snow's cold, telling them to stay in bud for now, and it closes the flower group. It shows a wish to keep the plum, which will scatter once it blooms, in bud amid the cold. It shares the heart of 1871 in the spring poems, which wished the plum would stay in bud rather than bloom, since its falling would be so sad.

In the first line, "yuki samumi," "mi" marks cause: since the snow is cold.
The second line, "blooming yet not blooming," shows buds not fully open.
The third line, "plum blossoms," is the one addressed; the poem breaks here.
In the fourth line, "yoshi kono koro wa," "yoshi" means very well.
In the last line, "kakute mo aru gane," "gane" expresses purpose or wish: remain like this.
Source: Manyoshu
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