Amakudaru na o fukiage no kami naraba kumo hare nokite hikari arawase

天降る名をふきあげの神ならば
雲晴れのきて光現せ

Roma-ji: Amakudaru na o fukiage no kami naraba kumo hare nokite hikari arawase
English Translation: If you are the god
of Fukiage, named as one
come down from the heavens,
let the clouds clear and withdraw
and reveal to us your light.
Meaning: If you are the god of Fukiage, who bear the name of one descended from heaven, then blow the clouds away and let your light shine forth.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 748

Headnote: "Having left Ogura, she lived on a mountain called Amano at the foot of Kōya; the Lady Sochi of the same retired empress, saying she could not fail to call at her dwelling outside the capital, made her way there through the hills, which was rare indeed; on her way back she went to Kokawa, and meeting me as I came down from the mountain, asked me to be her guide, so I accompanied her to Kokawa; such a chance would never come again, said those with her, let us see Fukiage, and so they went on to Fukiage; from the road a heavy rain and wind arose, and all pleasure was gone; though they reached Fukiage, there was nothing to see, and setting down the palanquin at the shrine, it was nothing like what they had hoped; thinking of how Nōin was said to have composed 'let it flow down as water for the seedbeds,' I wrote this on the shrine / When I had written it, the wind soon turned to the west, the clouds cleared at once, and the sun shone gently; people said that even in these latter days, where the heart is sincere, the response is wondrous, and with faith aroused they viewed Fukiage and the Bay of Waka as they wished and went home"
When the Lady Chūnagon of Taikenmon'in had left her dwelling at Mount Ogura and moved to Amano at the foot of Mount Kōya, the Lady Sochi, who had served the same retired empress, made her way through the hills to visit, saying she could not fail to call at her home outside the capital. On her way back she meant to visit the temple at Kokawa, and Saigyō, coming down from Mount Kōya, was asked to guide the party there. Saying such a chance would never come again, those with her proposed going to see the beach of Fukiage, but on the way heavy rain and wind spoiled all pleasure, and even at Fukiage there was nothing to see, so they could only set down the palanquin at the shrine and rest, far from what they had hoped. Recalling the story that Nōin had brought rain with a rain-prayer poem, Saigyō wrote this poem on the shrine. At once the wind turned to the west, the clouds cleared, and the day became bright and mild. Even in these latter days, people said, sincere devotion brings a wondrous response, and with faith aroused they viewed Fukiage and the Bay of Waka to their hearts' content before going home.
If you are the god of Fukiage, bearing the name of one descended from heaven, blow away the clouds and show your light, the poet prays. He reverses the story of Nōin, who brought rain with the poem 'Amanogawa / nawashiromizu ni / sekikudase / amakudarimasu / kami naraba kami,' and prays instead for clear skies.

First line, “amakudaru”: descending from heaven, drawing on 'amakudarimasu kami' in Nōin's poem.
Second line, “na o fukiage no”: fukiage is a pivot word joining the poetic place Fukiage in Kii and blowing up the clouds.
Third line, “kami naraba”: if you are a god, following the close of Nōin's poem, 'kami naraba kami.'
Fourth line, “kumo hare nokite”: the clouds clearing and withdrawing.
Fifth line, “hikari arawase”: an imperative, show your light, closing the prayer to the god.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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