Sakurabana soko naru kage zo oshimaruru shizumeru hito no haru to omoeba - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

桜花底なる影ぞ惜しまるる
しづめる人の春と思へば

Roma-ji: Sakurabana soko naru kage zo oshimaruru shizumeru hito no haru to omoeba
English Translation: The cherry blossoms'
image in the pond's depths
seems most precious now,
for I think it is the spring
of one who, like me, is sunk.
Meaning: The reflection of the cherry blossoms in the depths of the pond seems especially precious, for I think of it as the spring of one who, like me, lies sunk.
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Spring Poems 1048

Headnote: "Composed on the cherry blossoms beside the pond at the house of Lord Seishin"
The poet says that the reflection of the cherry blossoms in the depths of the pond seems especially precious, for he thinks of it as the spring of one sunk in obscurity. The headnote shows it was composed on the cherry blossoms beside the pond at the house of Lord Seishin, Fujiwara no Saneyori. Laying the blossoms' reflection sunk in the water over himself, sunk in low rank, he quietly voices his own misfortune amid the brilliance of the flower banquet.
The author, written as "Motosuke," is Kiyohara no Motosuke. A grandson of Kiyohara no Fukayabu and the father of Sei Shōnagon, he took part in compiling the Gosenshū as one of the Five Men of the Pear Chamber. He is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. Lord Seishin is the posthumous name of Fujiwara no Saneyori, the eldest son of Fujiwara no Tadahira, who rose to Regent and Chancellor.

First line, "sakurabana," means "of the cherry blossoms."
Second line, "soko naru kage zo," means "the reflection in the depths," with the binding particle "zo" resolved by the attributive form "ruru" in the third line.
Third line, "oshimaruru," means "seems precious," with "ruru" the attributive form of the spontaneous auxiliary "ru." The poem breaks after this third line.
Fourth line, "shizumeru hito no," means "of one who is sunk," with "shizumu" a pivot word on "sinking" in water and "sinking" into obscurity.
Final line, "haru to omoeba," means "since I think it the spring," giving in inverted order the reason for "oshimaruru" in the third line.
Author: Kiyohara no Motosuke
Source: Shui Wakashu
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