Tamagawa to oto ni kikishi wa unohana o tsuyu no kazareru na ni koso arikere - Senzai Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

玉川と音に聞きしは卯の花を
露の飾れる名にこそありけれ

Roma-ji: Tamagawa to oto ni kikishi wa unohana o tsuyu no kazareru na ni koso arikere
English Translation: What I had heard of,
famed by the name Jewel River,
I find is a name
given for the dewdrop gems
that adorn the deutzia
Meaning: The Jewel River I had heard so much about turns out to be named for the dewdrops that adorn the deutzia like jewels.
Commentary: Book Three Summer Poems 141

Headnote: "Composed as a poem on deutzia"
Composed on the topic of "deutzia." The poet had heard of the place famed as Tamagawa, Jewel River, and now realizes the name comes from the dewdrops that adorn the deutzia like jewels. It is a witty poem that explains the name of a place renowned for deutzia by linking its "jewel" with the white beads of dew.
The author, "Later Lay-Priest Prince of Ninnaji," is Prince-Priest Kakushō, fifth son of Emperor Toba. He entered Ninnaji and took holy orders, and was held in high regard as its abbot. He loved poetry and gathered poets for poetry gatherings.
There were six famous Tamagawa rivers in various provinces, and among them the Tamagawa of Mishima in Settsu was known for its deutzia and often appeared in poetry.
The fourth line of this text reads "tsuyu no kakireru," which does not agree with "tsuyu no kazareru" in the reading line. Since "kakireru" makes no sense, it is taken to be a copying error, and here the reading line's "kazareru," adorns, is followed.

First line, "Tamagawa to": Tamagawa is a poetic place known for its deutzia.
Second line, "oto ni kikishi wa": "oto ni kiku" means to know by fame or rumor, and "shi" is the attributive past auxiliary.
Third line, "unohana o": the object of "kazareru" in the fourth line.
Fourth line, "tsuyu no kazareru": "ru" is the attributive of the continuative "ri": "that the dew adorns." The white beads of dew are linked to the "jewel" of Tamagawa. Where 139 and 140 of this book paired deutzia with moonlight, this poem pairs them with dew.
Fifth line, "na ni koso arikere": the emphatic "koso" closes with the realized form "kere," showing the poet's realization of the name's origin.
Author: Prince-Priest Kakushō
Source: Senzai Wakashu
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