Naniwae no migiwa no ashi ni shimo saete urakaze samuki asaborake kana

難波江の汀の葦に霜冴えて
浦風寒き朝ぼらけかな

Roma-ji: Naniwae no migiwa no ashi ni shimo saete urakaze samuki asaborake kana
English Translation: At Naniwa Bay
on the reeds along the shore
the frost lies frozen,
and the wind across the inlet cold
in the faint light of the dawn.
Meaning: On the reeds at the water's edge of Naniwa Bay the frost lies frozen, and the wind off the inlet blows cold in the first faint light of dawn.
Commentary: Winter Poems 510

Headnote: "When composing winter poems"
This was composed when the poet was writing winter poems, the first of four under the same headnote. It describes a dawn when frost lies cold on the reeds at the water's edge of Naniwa Bay and the wind across the inlet is bitter. Set at Naniwa Bay, famous for its reeds, the poem catches the chill of a winter daybreak.
Poem 514 in this book likewise sets the reed plumes changed in color by frost beside the bay of Naniwa, pairing the same reeds and frost of Naniwa.

First line, “Naniwae no”: Naniwae is the bay of Naniwa in Settsu, a place in poetry famous for its reeds.
Second line, “migiwa no ashi ni”: migiwa is the water's edge.
Third line, “shimo saete”: sayu is to be chill or frozen, the frost lying cold.
Fourth line, “urakaze samuki”: urakaze is the wind blowing over an inlet or shore.
Fifth line, “asaborake kana”: asaborake is the time when night faintly turns to day, and kana is exclamatory.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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