Asakaranu chigiri no hodo zo kumarenuru Kamei no mizu ni kage utsushitsutsu

浅からぬ契りのほどぞくまれぬる
亀井の水に影映しつつ

Roma-ji: Asakaranu chigiri no hodo zo kumarenuru Kamei no mizu ni kage utsushitsutsu
English Translation: How deep is the bond,
not shallow, that ties me here,
I've drawn it up and known,
as in the well of Kamei
my reflection shines.
Meaning: The depth of my bond with the Buddha, by no means shallow, is drawn up and made known to me, as I scoop the water of Kamei and see my reflection in it.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 863

Headnote: "On visiting Tennōji and seeing the water of Kamei"
Visiting Tennōji, the poet saw the water of Kamei and composed this. Kamei is the sacred water of Tennōji, flowing from the mouth of a stone turtle. As he sees his reflection in it, the depth of his bond with the Buddha is drawn up and made known, he says, rejoicing in touching the holy water.

First line, “asakaranu”: not shallow, deep, a word related to water.
Second line, “chigiri no hodo zo”: chigiri is the karmic bond with the Buddha; zo is a binding particle.
Third line, “kumarenuru”: kumu is a pivot word joining drawing water and fathoming; the attributive closes zo, and the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “Kamei no mizu ni”: Kamei is the sacred water of Tennōji.
Fifth line, “kage utsushitsutsu”: reflecting my form, inverted to follow the third line.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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