Satemo nao Magaki no shima no arikereba tachiyorinu beku omōyuru kana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

さても猶まがきの島のありければ
立ち寄りぬべく思ほゆるかな

Roma-ji: Satemo nao Magaki no shima no arikereba tachiyorinu beku omōyuru kana
English Translation: Even so, it seems,
there still remains Magaki,
the isle of fences—
so I feel that I may well
drop in beside your hedge
Meaning: Even so, Magaki Isle was still left unsung—and so I feel that I might well come calling at the hedge of your house.
Commentary: Book Ten Love Poems II 666

Headnote: "The Imperial Lady, daughter of Sadakuni Ason, and Kiyokage Ason had exchanged poems on every place in Michinoku, and she said there was nowhere left to compose on."
The poet says that since Magaki Isle still remained, he feels he might well drop in at her hedge. To the lady who claimed they had exhausted the poetic places, he uses the one name left to convey his wish to visit her.
According to the headnote, the Imperial Lady who was a daughter of Fujiwara no Sadakuni had exchanged poems with him on every famous place in Michinoku and said there was nowhere left to compose on.
The poet, Minamoto no Kiyokage, was a son of Emperor Yōzei who was made a commoner and rose to Major Counselor.

The first line, "Satemo nao," means "even so."
In the second line, "Magaki" is a pivot word joining Magaki Isle, a poetic place in the bay of Shiogama in Michinoku, and "magaki," the hedge of a house.
The third line, "arikereba," means "since it still remained."
The fourth line, "tachiyorinu beku," means "as though I might drop in," with "yoru" an associated word with the isle.
The last line, "omōyuru kana," means "so it seems to me," with "kana" an exclamatory particle.
Author: Minamoto no Kiyokage
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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