Sawamizu ni kawazu naku nari yamabuki no utsurou kage ya soko ni miyuran - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

沢水にかはづ鳴くなり山吹の
うつろふ影や底に見ゆらん

Roma-ji: Sawamizu ni kawazu naku nari yamabuki no utsurou kage ya soko ni miyuran
English Translation: In the marshy stream
I can hear the frogs crying;
is it that they see
the kerria's fading form
reflected down at the bottom?
Meaning: Frogs are crying in the marsh water; can it be that they see the fading kerria reflected on the bottom?
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 71

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet wonders whether the frogs are crying at the marsh because they can see the fading kerria reflected on the bottom of the water. Pairing the voice of frogs with the kerria, images of late spring, the poem suffuses the scene with regret for the passing season.

First line, "sawamizu ni," indicates the water's edge in the marsh.
Second line, "kawazu naku nari," with "nari" an auxiliary of inference from sound, tells that the frogs' cries are heard; the poem pauses after the second line.
Third line, "yamabuki no," continues the kerria poems after the preceding one; frogs and kerria together were the celebrated sights of Ide.
Fourth line, "utsurou kage ya," means "the fading image," with "ya" resolved by "ran" in the final line. It takes up the same word as "utsuroinuran" in the preceding poem.
Final line, "soko ni miyuran," conjectures the cause: "can it be seen on the bottom?"
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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