Hibari tatsu arano ni ouru himeyuri no nani ni tsuku to mo naki kokoro kana

雲雀立つ荒野に生ふる姫百合の
何につくともなき心かな

Roma-ji: Hibari tatsu arano ni ouru himeyuri no nani ni tsuku to mo naki kokoro kana
English Translation: On the wild moor where
skylarks rise, the little lily
grows alone, and like it,
clinging to nothing at all,
so it is, this heart of mine.
Meaning: Like the little lily growing on the wild moor where the skylarks rise, my heart clings to nothing at all.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 866

Headnote: "On the topic that the nature of the mind is unsettled, when people composed"
The topic is that the mind's nature is never settled, and this was composed when people wrote on it. Like the little lily growing on the wild moor where skylarks rise, with nothing to lean on, my heart clings to nothing at all, the poet says, likening the unsettled mind to a lily swaying on the moor.

First line, “hibari tatsu”: where skylarks rise, the open moor.
Second line, “arano ni ouru”: growing on the wild moor.
Third line, “himeyuri no”: a small lily; no makes the comparison, the first three lines forming a preface.
Fourth line, “nani ni tsuku to mo”: clinging to anything, answering 'unsettled' in the topic.
Fifth line, “naki kokoro kana”: kana is exclamatory, lamenting a heart that clings to nothing.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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