Kano miyuru ikebe ni tateru sogagiku no shigemi saeda no iro no tekorasa - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

かの見ゆる池辺に立てるそが菊の
茂みさ枝の色のてこらさ

Roma-ji: Kano miyuru ikebe ni tateru sogagiku no shigemi saeda no iro no tekorasa
English Translation: Yonder in plain view,
standing by the water's edge,
the sogagiku:
how its thickly growing sprays
are lovely in their color.
Meaning: How splendid is the color of the thick little branches of the sogagiku chrysanthemum standing by the pond over there.
Commentary: Book Seventeen Miscellaneous Autumn Poems 1120

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet praises the splendid color of the thick little branches of the sogagiku chrysanthemum blooming by the pond over there. In old-fashioned diction, it portrays the beauty of chrysanthemums blooming by a pond.
From here through 1122, poems on chrysanthemums follow one another.

First line, "kano miyuru," means "that can be seen over there."
Second line, "ikebe ni tateru," means "standing by the pond," with "ru" the attributive form of the continuative "ri."
Third line, "sogagiku no," means "of the sogagiku," said to be a kind of yellow chrysanthemum. With the third lines of the next poem, 1121, "kiku no hana," and 1122, "kiku dani mo," poems that place the chrysanthemum in the third line stand side by side.
Fourth line, "shigemi saeda no," means "of the thick little branches," with "sa" a prefix that adjusts the rhythm.
Final line, "iro no tekorasa," means "how splendid the color," with "tekorasa," a word of unsettled meaning, taken to mean beauty or splendor. The poem closes on a noun.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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