Hibari agaru ōno no chihara natsu kureba suzumu kokage o tazunete zo yuku

雲雀あがる大野の茅原夏来れば
涼む木陰を尋ねてぞ行く

Roma-ji: Hibari agaru ōno no chihara natsu kureba suzumu kokage o tazunete zo yuku
English Translation: Where the skylarks rise
over the wide fields of reeds,
now that summer's here,
seeking out a shady tree
for coolness, on I go.
Meaning: Across the broad fields of cogon grass where skylarks soar in spring, now that summer has come, I go on my way seeking a shady tree to cool myself.
Commentary: Summer Poems 238

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On the topic of deep grass on a journey"
Like the preceding poem, this one is on the topic of deep grass on a journey. The broad field of cogon grass where skylarks soar in spring is overgrown in summer, and the traveler crossing it goes on looking for a shady tree in which to cool himself.
The spring field where skylarks rise and the summer field where one seeks shade are layered in a single poem, depicting a journey through the turning of the seasons. Where the preceding poem described the traveler buried in grass from outside, this one tells what the traveler himself is seeking.

First line, “hibari agaru”: skylarks soaring into the sky, a scene of spring fields; a line of six syllables.
Second line, “ōno no chihara”: a broad field thick with cogon grass.
Third line, “natsu kureba”: the perfective form with ba, now that summer has come.
Fourth line, “suzumu kokage o”: a shady tree where one may cool oneself.
Fifth line, “tazunete zo yuku”: zo is answered by the attributive yuku, stressing the going in search of shade.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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