Mi o wakete minu kozue naku tsukusabaya yorozu no yama no hana no sakari o

身を分けて見ぬ梢なく尽くさばや
万の山の花の盛りを

Roma-ji: Mi o wakete minu kozue naku tsukusabaya yorozu no yama no hana no sakari o
English Translation: Splitting up my self,
leaving no treetop unseen,
I would see them all,
on ten thousand mountainsides,
all the blossoms in their prime.
Meaning: I wish I could divide myself and leave no treetop unseen, taking in the full bloom of the blossoms on all ten thousand mountains.
Commentary: Spring Poems 74

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "When composing many poems on cherry blossoms"
The poet wishes he could split himself into many and see the blossoms in their prime on every mountain, leaving not a single treetop unseen.
The poem expresses an insatiable longing for cherries, full bloom being on every mountain, more than one body could ever see. The bold wish to divide himself reveals the strength of his love for the blossoms.

First line, “mi o wakete”: dividing this body into many.
Second line, “minu kozue naku”: so that no treetop goes unseen.
Third line, “tsukusabaya”: baya expresses the speaker's wish, I would see them all, with a break after the third line.
Fourth line, “yorozu no yama no”: of all the countless mountains.
Fifth line, “hana no sakari o”: the blossoms in full bloom, naming in inverted order what the poet longs to see.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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