Iwareno no hagi ga taema no himahima ni konotegashiwa no hana sakinikeri

磐余野の萩が絶え間のひまひまに
児手柏の花咲きにけり

Roma-ji: Iwareno no hagi ga taema no himahima ni konotegashiwa no hana sakinikeri
English Translation: On the plain of Iware,
in the gaps where the bush clover
breaks off here and there,
the flowers of the oriental
arborvitae have come to bloom.
Meaning: In the gaps here and there where the bush clover breaks off on the plain of Iware, the flowers of the konotegashiwa have bloomed.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 970

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
On the plain of Iware in Yamato, in the gaps here and there where the bush clover breaks off, the flowers of the konotegashiwa have bloomed, the poet says, finely picturing flowers blooming among the bush clover.

First line, “Iwareno no”: of Iwareno, a famed poetic plain in Yamato.
Second line, “hagi ga taema no”: where the bush clover breaks off.
Third line, “himahima ni”: in the gaps here and there.
Fourth line, “konotegashiwa no”: a tree whose leaves are said to look like a child's open hands.
Fifth line, “hana sakinikeri”: the flowers have bloomed; nikeri closes with a sigh.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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