Migakareshi tama no sumika o tsuyu fukaki nobe ni utsushite miru zo kanashiki

磨かれし玉の住みかを露深き
野辺に移して見るぞ悲しき

Roma-ji: Migakareshi tama no sumika o tsuyu fukaki nobe ni utsushite miru zo kanashiki
English Translation: From a jewel-house,
polished, gleaming, where he dwelt,
now to fields where dew
lies deep, he has been moved,
and seeing it fills me with grief.
Meaning: How sad it is to see one who dwelt in a palace polished like a jewel now moved out to the dew-drenched fields.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 781

Headnote: "When I went with others to the tomb of Emperor Konoe, the dew lay heavy"
When the poet went with others to the tomb of Emperor Konoe, the dew lay heavy, and he composed this. Emperor Konoe died at only seventeen. How sad to see one who lived in a palace polished like a jewel now moved to a grave in the dew-drenched fields. The contrast between the splendid palace and the lonely tomb carries the sorrow of impermanence.

First line, “migakareshi”: polished, the splendor of the palace.
Second line, “tama no sumika o”: tama no sumika is a dwelling beautiful as a jewel, the imperial palace.
Third line, “tsuyu fukaki”: where the dew lies deep, taking up the headnote; the dew also suggests tears.
Fourth line, “nobe ni utsushite”: moved to the fields of burial, set against the jewel-house of the second line.
Fifth line, “miru zo kanashiki”: zo is answered by the attributive kanashiki; it is sad to see.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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