Sumiyoshi no oka no matsukasa sashitsureba ame wa furu tomo ina mino wa kiji - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

住吉の岡の松かささしつれば
雨は降るともいなみのは着じ

Roma-ji: Sumiyoshi no oka no matsukasa sashitsureba ame wa furu tomo ina mino wa kiji
English Translation: Since I hold above me
the pinecone from the hill
of Sumiyoshi
as my hat, though it may rain,
no, I shall not wear a cloak.
Meaning: Since I hold up a pinecone from the hill of Sumiyoshi as my umbrella, even if it rains—no, I will not put on a straw raincoat.
Commentary: Book Seven Names of Things 376

Headnote: "Inamino (Inami Moor)"
The poet jests that since he holds up a pinecone from the hill of Sumiyoshi as an umbrella, he will not put on a straw raincoat even if it rains. Within the wit of playing on "matsukasa," pinecone and umbrella, the name of Inami Moor given in the headnote is hidden in the run of sounds "ina mino wa" in the final line. The headnote names the thing hidden in the poem.
The author, written as Sukemi, is Fujiwara no Sukemi. A son of Fujiwara no Hirotsune, he was a mid-Heian poet known as Tōroku. He excelled at poems hiding the names of things, and his personal collection is the Tōrokushū.

First line, "sumiyoshi no," means "of Sumiyoshi," a famed place in Settsu.
Second line, "oka no matsukasa," plays on "matsukasa," a pinecone, and "kasa," an umbrella.
Third line, "sashitsureba," means "since I hold it up as an umbrella," with "tsure" the perfective form of the perfective auxiliary "tsu."
Fourth line, "ame wa furu tomo," means "even if it rains," with "tomo" expressing a concessive supposition.
Final line, "ina mino wa kiji," means "no, I will not wear a raincoat," with "ji" expressing negative intention. "Ina, mino" hides the name "Inamino." Following Yamato in the preceding poem, it hides a place name.
Author: Fujiwara no Sukemi
Source: Shui Wakashu
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