Tabine suru ko no shitatsuyu no sode ni mata shigure furu nari Sayo no Nakayama - Senzai Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

旅寝する木の下露の袖にまた
時雨降るなり小夜の中山

Roma-ji: Tabine suru ko no shitatsuyu no sode ni mata shigure furu nari Sayo no Nakayama
English Translation: On my sleeves, wet
with dew dripping from the trees
where I sleep on the road,
I hear the showers falling too
on Sayo no Nakayama
Meaning: On my sleeves, already wet with dew from the trees under which I sleep on my journey, I hear the showers falling too, here on the pass of Sayo no Nakayama.
Commentary: Book Eight Travel Poems 538

Headnote: "Composed as a travel poem"
Composed on the topic of travel. On my sleeves, wet with dew from the trees where I sleep on my journey, I hear the showers falling too, on Sayo no Nakayama, the poet says. On sleeves already forlorn with the dew beneath the trees, even the showers come down, conveying the loneliness of a journey through the mountains.
The author, "Risshi Kakuben," was a monk, the son of Fujiwara no Shunzei. Risshi is one of the ranks for monks.

First line, "tabine suru": "where I sleep on my journey." Poems 536 and 539 of this book also open with "tabine suru."
Second line, "ko no shitatsuyu no": "ko no shitatsuyu" is dew dripping from the branches and leaves, also suggesting the tears of travel.
Third line, "sode ni mata": "mata," "again, on top of the dew." Poem 528 of this book shares the line "sode ni mata."
Fourth line, "shigure furu nari": "nari" infers from hearing, "I hear the showers falling." The poem pauses here.
Fifth line, "Sayo no Nakayama": a poetic pass in Tōtōmi, ending on a noun. Poem 502 of this book also ends with "Saya no Nakayama"; where 502 sings of first snow, this poem sings of winter showers.
Author: Kakuben
Source: Senzai Wakashu
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