Toshi fukaku furitsumu yuki o miru toki zo Koshi no shirane ni sumu kokochi suru - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

年深く降り積む雪を見る時ぞ
越の白嶺に住む心地する

Roma-ji: Toshi fukaku furitsumu yuki o miru toki zo Koshi no shirane ni sumu kokochi suru
English Translation: As the year grows deep,
when I see the piling snow,
it is then I feel
as if among the white peaks
of Koshi I made my home
Meaning: When I see the snow piling deep as the year draws to its close, I feel as though I lived among the white peaks of Koshi.
Commentary: Book Eight Winter Poems 499

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that when he sees the snow piling deep as the year draws to its close, he feels as though he lived among the white peaks of Koshi. Seeing snow piled deep in the capital, he feels as if he lived on Shirayama in the snowy north.
Like 470 and 482 in this book, it sings of Shirayama, famed for its snow. Through "toshi fukaku," showing the year's end, it marks the year drawing to a close as the book nears its end.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Toshi fukaku," means "as the year grows late," overlaid with the snow piling "deep."
The second line, "furitsumu yuki o," means "the snow that falls and piles."
In the third line, "zo" is an emphatic particle: "it is when I see it."
The fourth line, "Koshi no shirane ni," means "on the white peaks of the Koshi region, Shirayama." It sings of the same mountain as "Shirayama" in 470.
The last line, "sumu kokochi suru," means "I feel as if I lived there," closing with the attributive "suru" in answer to "zo" in the third line.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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