Inishi toshi nekojite ueshi waga yado no wakagi no ume wa hana sakinikeri - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

いにし年根こじて植ゑし我が宿の
若木の梅は花咲きにけり

Roma-ji: Inishi toshi nekojite ueshi waga yado no wakagi no ume wa hana sakinikeri
English Translation: Last year, roots and all,
I dug it up and planted it
here at my own house;
now this young tree of the plum
has opened into blossom.
Meaning: The young plum tree at my house, which I dug up roots and all and planted last year, has burst into bloom.
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Spring Poems 1008

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet rejoices that the young plum tree at his house, which he dug up roots and all and transplanted last year, has come into flower. It sings of the simple joy of seeing a young tree planted with his own hands bear blossoms.
The author, Abe no Hironiwa, was a noble of the Nara period, a son of the Minister of the Right Abe no Miushi. He rose to Middle Counselor and also left poems in the Man'yōshū. In the headnote field of the main text is written "dai shirazu chūnagon," and "chūnagon," Middle Counselor, appears to record the author's office.
A similar poem appears in Book Eight of the Man'yōshū, with the first line "kozo no haru."

First line, "inishi toshi," means "last year."
Second line, "nekojite ueshi," means "that I dug up roots and all and planted," with "shi" the attributive form of the past auxiliary "ki."
Third line, "waga yado no," means "at my house," sharing the same line with the third line of 1012 in this book, "waga yado no," which likewise sings of the plum at one's own house.
Fourth line, "wakagi no ume wa," means "the young plum tree."
Final line, "hana sakinikeri," means "has come into flower," with "ni" perfective and "keri" exclamatory.
Author: Abe no Hironiwa
Source: Shui Wakashu
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