Sakurabana chirijiri ni naru ko no moto ni nagori o oshimu uguisu no koe

桜花ちりちりになるこのもとに
名残を惜しむ鶯の声

Roma-ji: Sakurabana chirijiri ni naru ko no moto ni nagori o oshimu uguisu no koe
English Translation: Cherry blossoms fall,
as we too scatter apart
beneath the tree, there
lamenting the parting, comes
the warbler's singing voice.
Meaning: Beneath the tree where the cherry blossoms fall and people scatter, the warbler's voice laments the parting.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 827

Headnote: "When all the rites were done and everyone was scattering, Shigenori and Nagenori wept and said, 'Even today, again,' and just then a warbler sang in the cherry tree on the south side; hearing it, I composed this"
When all the rites for the Second Rank Lady were over and people were scattering, her sons Fujiwara no Shigenori and Nagenori wept and said that they must part again even today, and just then a warbler sang in the cherry tree on the south side, which the poet heard and composed this. Beneath the tree where the blossoms scatter and people go their separate ways, the warbler sings, lamenting the parting.

First line, “sakurabana”: the cherry blossoms on the south side.
Second line, “chirijiri ni naru”: a pivot word joining the falling of blossoms and the scattering of people.
Third line, “ko no moto ni”: ko is a pivot word joining tree and children, her sons Shigenori and Nagenori; beneath the tree, beside her children.
Fourth line, “nagori o oshimu”: lamenting the parting, taking up nagori in 825.
Fifth line, “uguisu no koe”: ending on a noun, the warbler's voice that seems to mourn the parting.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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