Matsugae no kayoeru eda o togura nite sudaterarubeki tsuru no hina kana - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

松が枝の通へる枝をとぐらにて
巣立てらるべき鶴の雛かな

Roma-ji: Matsugae no kayoeru eda o togura nite sudaterarubeki tsuru no hina kana
English Translation: On the pine's branches,
branches that reach and intertwine,
making them its roost,
it will be raised to leave its nest,
this little chick of the crane!
Meaning: Here is a crane chick that will be raised to leave its nest, with the interlacing branches of the pine as its roost.
Commentary: Book Eighteen Miscellaneous Congratulatory Poems 1166

Headnote: "On the seventh night after someone gave birth"
The poet speaks of a crane chick to be raised until it leaves the nest, roosting on the interlacing branches of the pine. The headnote shows it was composed for the celebration on the seventh night after someone gave birth. Likening the newborn to the chick of the crane, said to live a thousand years, and saying it will be raised where the branches of the long-lived pine cross, it celebrates the child's healthy growth and long life. The crossing branches also call to mind the bond of the two families, the father's and the mother's, who will raise the child.
The author, written as "Motosuke," is Kiyohara no Motosuke. 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.

First line, "matsugae no," means "of the pine's branches," singing of the long-lived pine. Together with the first line of the next poem, 1167, "matsu no koke," poems celebrating children that pair the pine with the crane stand side by side.
Second line, "kayoeru eda o," means "the branches that interlace," with "ru" the attributive form of the auxiliary "ri" of continuing state.
Third line, "togura nite," means "as its roost," with "togura" a bird's roost or perch.
Fourth line, "sudaterarubeki," means "that is to be raised until it leaves the nest," with "raru" passive and "beki" expressing what is bound to be.
Final line, "tsuru no hina kana," means "a chick of the crane," likening the newborn to the chick of the crane with its thousand years, with "kana" exclamatory. It answers the fourth line of the next poem, 1167, "tsuru no kaiko no," in singing of the crane's young.
Author: Kiyohara no Motosuke
Source: Shui Wakashu
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