Azumaji no noji no yukima o wakete kite aware miyako no hana o miru kana - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

東路の野路の雪間を分けて来て
あはれ都の花を見るかな

Roma-ji: Azumaji no noji no yukima o wakete kite aware miyako no hana o miru kana
English Translation: Along the eastern roads,
through the gaps in the snow
on the field paths I came,
and ah, now how deeply moved,
I see the blossoms of the capital!
Meaning: Having made my way through the gaps in the snow along the field paths of the eastern road, ah, how moving it is to see the blossoms of the capital!
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Spring Poems 1049

Headnote: "When he had come up from Kazusa, on the occasion of people drinking wine at the house of Minamoto no Yorimitsu"
The poet says that having made his way through the gaps in the snow on the field paths of the eastern provinces, how moving it is to see the blossoms of the capital. The headnote shows it was composed when, having returned to the capital from his post in Kazusa, he joined people drinking wine at the house of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. Into the single word "aware" it puts the joy of meeting the capital's cherry blossoms after toiling up the eastern road where snow still lay.
The author, Fujiwara no Nagatō, was a son of Fujiwara no Tomoyasu and a younger brother of the Mother of Michitsuna. He served Emperor Kazan as a close attendant and held posts such as Vice-Governor of Kazusa and Governor of Iga. He taught poetry to the monk Nōin, which is regarded as the first master-pupil relationship in the way of poetry. He is one of the Thirty-Six Later Immortal Poets.

First line, "Azumaji no," means "of the eastern road."
Second line, "noji no yukima o," means "through the gaps in the snow on the field paths," speaking of the eastern roads where snow still lingers.
Third line, "wakete kite," means "making my way here," expressing the hardship of the journey.
Fourth line, "aware miyako no," means "ah, of the capital," with "aware" expressing deep feeling. The "snow" of the east in the second line pairs with the "blossoms" of the capital in the final line.
Final line, "hana o miru kana," means "I see the blossoms," with "kana" exclamatory.
Author: Fujiwara no Nagato
Source: Shui Wakashu
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