Haru no hodo wa waga sumu io no tomo ni narite furusu na ide so tani no uguisu

春のほどは我が住む庵の友になりて
古巣な出でそ谷の鶯

Roma-ji: Haru no hodo wa waga sumu io no tomo ni narite furusu na ide so tani no uguisu
English Translation: While the spring lasts on,
be the friend of this poor hut,
the hut where I dwell:
do not leave your old nest, please,
warbler of the valley deep.
Meaning: At least while spring lasts, be a friend to the hut where I live, and do not leave your old nest, warbler of the valley.
Commentary: Spring Poems 30

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "When the warbler's voice was no longer heard in the valley where I lived"
This fourth poem closes the sequence. The poet calls to the valley warbler, asking it to stay at least through the spring as a friend to his hut and not to leave its old nest.
The sequence moves from lament at the warbler's departure, to the wish that it not forget him, to the fancy of being left as nest-keeper, and arrives here at a plain request that it stay. The poem shows a heart that, in the solitude of a hut, cherishes the warbler as its only friend.

First line, “haru no hodo wa”: during the spring, a line with an extra syllable.
Second line, “waga sumu io no”: of the humble hut where I live.
Third line, “tomo ni narite”: becoming a friend, also with an extra syllable.
Fourth line, “furusu na ide so”: the na ... so construction gently forbids, do not leave your old nest.
Fifth line, “tani no uguisu”: the poem closes on a noun of address, speaking directly to the warbler to end the sequence.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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