Miyakobito kite mo oranan kawazu naku Agata no Ido no yamabuki no hana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

都人来ても折らなんかはづ鳴く
県の井戸の山吹の花

Roma-ji: Miyakobito kite mo oranan kawazu naku Agata no Ido no yamabuki no hana
English Translation: You of the capital,
come and break them, I pray you,
where the frogs sing,
at the Agata Well,
the yellow kerria flowers
Meaning: You who live in the capital, come and pick them, I pray—the kerria blossoms at Agata Well, where the frogs are singing.
Commentary: Book Three Spring Poems III 104

Headnote: "Sent to Fujiwara no Harumasa from the house called Agata Well."
The poet invites the man from the capital to come and pick the flowers at her house, where frogs sing and kerria blooms. Announcing the kerria's full bloom, she conveys her wish for his visit.
According to the headnote, it was sent to Fujiwara no Harumasa from the house called Agata Well. Agata Well was the name of the house, and its location is variously given. The pairing of frogs and kerria recalls Ide in Yamashiro, a famous poetic place.
The poet, "the daughter of Tachibana no Kinhira," was Kinhira's daughter. Her name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Miyakobito," means "person of the capital," here referring to Fujiwara no Harumasa, to whom the poem was sent.
In the second line, "nan" is a wish addressed to another: "please come and pick them." The poem pauses here.
In the third line, "kawazu" refers to the singing frog with its clear voice. 122 of this book also pairs frogs and kerria.
The fourth line, "Agata no Ido no," gives the name of the house where the poet lived.
The last line, "yamabuki no hana," ends on a noun in inversion with the second line. Kerria also appears in 108, 121 and 122 of this book.
Author: Daughter of Tachibana no Kinhira
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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