Usuku koku midarete sakeru fuji no hana hitoshiki iro wa araji to zo omou - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

薄く濃く乱れて咲ける藤の花
等しき色はあらじとぞ思ふ

Roma-ji: Usuku koku midarete sakeru fuji no hana hitoshiki iro wa araji to zo omou
English Translation: Some pale and some deep,
in disarray they blossom,
wisteria flowers;
of colors that are the same
I think there can be none.
Meaning: The wisteria blooms in a tangle of pale and deep shades, and I think no two of them share the same color.
Commentary: Book Two Summer Poems 86

Headnote: "At the time of the wisteria banquet held at the Higyōsha in the reign of Engi"
Seeing wisteria blooming in a tangle of pale and deep shades, the poet praises the variety of its colors, saying no two can be the same. At a wisteria banquet in the palace, praising the abundance of the flowers expresses a wish for the prosperity of the host and the reign. According to the headnote, the poem was composed at a wisteria banquet held at the Higyōsha, also called Fujitsubo, in the Engi era of Emperor Daigo.
The author, called the Ono-no-miya Chancellor, is Fujiwara no Saneyori. The eldest son of Fujiwara no Tadahira, he rose to Regent and Chancellor. Called Lord Ono-no-miya after his residence, he is regarded as the founder of the Ono-no-miya school of court protocol.

First line, "usuku koku," refers to the pale and deep shades of the wisteria. Whereas the preceding poem sang of a single purple covering the pine's green, this poem turns to the gradations within that purple.
Second line, "midarete sakeru," means "blooming in disarray," with "ru," the attributive of the continuative auxiliary "ri."
Third line, "fuji no hana," is the wisteria of the Higyōsha that is the theme of the banquet. The Higyōsha was also called Fujitsubo because wisteria grew in its garden.
Fourth line, "hitoshiki iro wa," means "of the same color," referring to how each cluster shows a different hue.
Final line, "araji to zo omou," means "I think there can be none," with "ji" as an auxiliary of negative conjecture and "zo" resolved by the attributive "omou."
Author: Fujiwara no Saneyori
Source: Shui Wakashu
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