Naki na nomi Tatsuta no yama no fumoto ni wa yo ni mo arashi no kaze mo fukanan - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

なき名のみたつたの山の麓には
世にもあらしの風も吹かなん

Roma-ji: Naki na nomi Tatsuta no yama no fumoto ni wa yo ni mo arashi no kaze mo fukanan
English Translation: At the foot of Tatsuta,
where nothing but false names rise,
I wish a storm would blow,
one that sweeps it all away,
so that no such rumor stays.
Meaning: At the foot of Mount Tatsuta, where only baseless rumors rise, I wish a storm wind would blow, sweeping them away so that no such talk remains in the world.
Commentary: Book Nine Miscellaneous Poems II 561

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "For a paper painting in the house of Lord Rengi, at the place depicting a traveler who has met with robbers"
The poet wishes that a storm wind would blow at the foot of Mount Tatsuta, where only baseless rumors rise, sweeping them away so that no such talk remains. The headnote is the same as that of the preceding poem, 560, written for the paper painting in the house of Lord Rengi, Fujiwara no Yoritada, at the scene of a traveler meeting robbers. Taking up the preceding poem's fear of being stained with the robbers' name, it wishes that the baseless rumor be swept away by a storm. The author, as in the preceding poem, is Fujiwara no Tamenobu.
The author, Fujiwara no Tamenobu, is a person of whom little is known.

First line, "naki na nomi," means "nothing but baseless rumors," taking up the final line of the preceding poem, 560, "na ni ya kegaren." It shares the same line with the first line of the next poem, 562, "naki na nomi."
Second line, "Tatsuta no yama no," is a pivot word: "tatsu" means a name "rising" and the place name Tatsuta. It uses the same pivot as the second line of the preceding poem, 560, "Tatsuta no yama ni," shifting from robbers rising to rumors rising.
Third line, "fumoto ni wa," means "at the foot of the mountain."
Fourth line, "yo ni mo arashi no," is a pivot word: "arashi" means "araji," "there will be none," and "storm." It layers "no such thing in the world" with "of the storm."
Final line, "kaze mo fukanan," means "I wish the wind would blow," with "nan" a final particle expressing a wish directed at another.
Author: Fujiwara no Tamenobu
Source: Shui Wakashu
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