Yamabuki no hana no sakari ni ide ni kite kono satobito ni narinubeki kana - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

山吹の花の盛りに井手に来て
この里人になりぬべきかな

Roma-ji: Yamabuki no hana no sakari ni ide ni kite kono satobito ni narinubeki kana
English Translation: In the kerria's
full and glorious bloom I came
here to Ide's land,
and now it seems that I might
become a villager here.
Meaning: Having come to Ide when the kerria is in full bloom, I feel I might stay on and become one of the villagers here.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 69

Headnote: "On seeing kerria blossoms blooming delightfully at a place called Ide"
Visiting Ide when the kerria is in full bloom, the poet is so taken with its beauty that he feels he might stay and become a villager there. Captivated by the famous blossoms, he frankly expresses his reluctance to leave. According to the headnote, the poem was composed on seeing kerria blossoms blooming splendidly at a place called Ide.
The priest Egyō was a monk of the mid-Heian period, said to have served as a lecturer in Harima Province. He is counted among the Thirty-Six Later Immortal Poets.

First line, "yamabuki no," opens by taking up "yamabuki no hana," the final line of the preceding poem.
Second line, "hana no sakari ni," marks the kerria's full bloom.
Third line, "ide ni kite," like the preceding poem, names Ide, famous for kerria.
Fourth line, "kono satobito ni," means "into a dweller of this village of Ide."
Final line, "narinubeki kana," with "nubeshi" expressing strong conjecture, means "I may well become," closing with the exclamatory "kana."
Author: Egyō
Source: Shui Wakashu
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