Tanikaze wa to o fukiakete iru mono o nani to arashi no mado tatakuran

谷風は戸を吹き開けて入るものを
何と嵐の窓叩くらん

Roma-ji: Tanikaze wa to o fukiakete iru mono o nani to arashi no mado tatakuran
English Translation: The valley wind blows
the door open and comes in,
and yet why is it
that the storm upon the peaks
knocks there at my window?
Meaning: The valley wind blows the door open and comes right in, so why does the storm wind knock upon the window?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 966

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The valley wind blows the door open and comes in, so why does the storm knock at the window? the poet asks, hearing the storm at the window as a visitor knocking, playfully personifying the winds to picture a dwelling no one visits.

First line, “tanikaze wa”: the wind from the valley.
Second line, “to o fukiakete”: blowing the door open.
Third line, “iru mono o”: mono o is concessive, though it comes in.
Fourth line, “nani to arashi no”: why does the storm.
Fifth line, “mado tatakuran”: ran is conjecture about the present; why does it knock at the window?
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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