Waga yado no kage to mo tanomu fuji no hana tachiyoriku tomo nami ni oraru na - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

我が宿の影とも頼む藤の花
立ち寄り来とも浪に折らるな

Roma-ji: Waga yado no kage to mo tanomu fuji no hana tachiyoriku tomo nami ni oraru na
English Translation: You whom I rely on
for shade here at my dwelling,
O wisteria flowers,
even if the waves come near,
do not let them break you
Meaning: Wisteria blossoms, on whom I rely for shade at my house, even if the waves come surging in, do not let them break you.
Commentary: Book Three Spring Poems III 120

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet calls on the wisteria, relied on for shade at the house, not to be broken even if the waves come surging. Making use of "fujinami," wisteria waves, a word likening the swaying clusters to waves, the poem binds wisteria and waves as associated words.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us. The text gives the poet as "yomibito mo," which is treated here as "anonymous."

The first line, "Waga yado no," means "of my house." 89 and 93 of this book also sing of the poet's house.
In the second line, "kage" means shade, or shelter to rely on: "on which I rely for the shade of my house."
The third line, "fuji no hana," is an address. The poem pauses here.
In the fourth line, "tomo" is a concessive: "even if the waves come rising in."
In the last line, "ru" is passive and "na" prohibitive: "do not be broken by the waves." Wisteria and waves are associated words, echoing "fujinami" in 124 and 126 of this book.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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