classic waka stream

菅原やふしみの暮れに見渡せば
霞にまがふ小初瀬の山
Roma-ji

Sugawara ya Fushimi no kure ni miwataseba kasumi ni magau Ohatsuse no yama

English Translation
At Sugawara,
Fushimi, lying back at dusk,
I gaze far out—
lost among the mists of spring,
the hills of Ohatsuse
Meaning
At Fushimi in Sugawara, lying back as dusk comes on and gazing far across, I see the hills of Ohatsuse lost among the mists.
Commentary
Book Seventeen Miscellaneous Poems III 1242

Headnote: "At a place called Fushimi, when various people composed poems on the meaning of its name."
The poet says that, gazing out at dusk from Fushimi in Sugawara, the hills of Ohatsuse are lost in the mist. Joining the name Fushimi with "fushimi," looking while lying down, he depicts a spring evening scene of mist seen from afar while reclining.
According to the headnote, at a place called Fushimi, various people composed on the meaning of its name.
The poet is anonymous and the name is not known.

The first line, "Sugawara ya," means "at Sugawara" in Yamato, with "ya" exclamatory.
The second line, "Fushimi no kure ni," is a pivot word joining the place name Fushimi with "fushimi," gazing while lying down, bringing in the "meaning" of the headnote.
The third line, "miwataseba," means "when I gaze far out."
The fourth line, "kasumi ni magau," means "lost among the mists."
The last line, "Ohatsuse no yama," means "the hills of Hatsuse" in Yamato, with "o" a prefix, ending on a noun.
Author
Unknown Poet
Source
Gosen Wakashu
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