Mine wataru arashi hageshiki yamazato ni soete kikoyuru takigawa no mizu

峰渡る嵐激しき山里に
添へて聞こゆる滝川の水

Roma-ji: Mine wataru arashi hageshiki yamazato ni soete kikoyuru takigawa no mizu
English Translation: Sweeping over peaks,
the storm blows fierce upon this
village in the hills,
and adding to its roaring
comes the sound of the rapids.
Meaning: In the mountain village where the storm sweeps fiercely over the peaks, there comes, added to its roar, the sound of the rushing stream.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 936

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In the mountain village where the storm sweeps fiercely over the peaks, the sound of the rushing stream is heard, added to the storm's roar, the poet says, picturing the wild loneliness of a mountain village filled with wind and water.

First line, “mine wataru”: sweeping over the peaks.
Second line, “arashi hageshiki”: where the storm is fierce.
Third line, “yamazato ni”: in the mountain village, taking up that of the preceding poem.
Fourth line, “soete kikoyuru”: heard along with the storm.
Fifth line, “takigawa no mizu”: ending on a noun, the water of the rushing stream.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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