Tsuyu fukaki nobe ni nariyuku furusato wa omoiyaru ni mo sode shiorekeri

露深き野辺になりゆく古里は
思ひやるにも袖しをれけり

Roma-ji: Tsuyu fukaki nobe ni nariyuku furusato wa omoiyaru ni mo sode shiorekeri
English Translation: Into fields where dew
lies deep, the old home is turning,
and only to think
of it from afar, my sleeves
are drooping, wet with tears.
Meaning: The old home, turning now into a field heavy with dew, I have only to think of it and my sleeves droop with tears.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 843

Headnote: "This I sent along with them"
This was sent together with the five replies. Only to think from afar of Sōkū's old home, falling into ruin like a dew-drenched field now that its master is gone, my sleeves droop with tears, the poet says. Taking up the dew-laden mugwort of 833, he conveys that even without visiting, his heart is there.

First line, “tsuyu fukaki”: where dew lies deep, hinting at tears.
Second line, “nobe ni nariyuku”: turning into a wild field.
Third line, “furusato wa”: the home where the departed lived.
Fourth line, “omoiyaru ni mo”: thinking of it from afar, his heart there though he does not come.
Fifth line, “sode shiorekeri”: shioru is to droop when wet, closing on sleeves soaked with tears.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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