Koromode ni utsurishi hana no iro karete sode hokoroburu hagi ga hanazuri

衣手に移りし花の色かれて
袖ほころぶる萩が花摺り

Roma-ji: Koromode ni utsurishi hana no iro karete sode hokoroburu hagi ga hanazuri
English Translation: On my sleeves the hue
of the flowers that once dyed them
has faded away,
and the sleeves have come apart,
my robe dyed with bush clover.
Meaning: The color of the bush clover that dyed my sleeves has faded, and the sleeves themselves have come apart, my robe printed with bush clover flowers.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 971

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The color of the bush clover flowers rubbed into my robe has faded on the sleeves, and the sleeves have come apart, the poet says, laying the passing of the flowers' prime over the aging of the robe. It takes up the bush clover of the preceding poem.

First line, “koromode ni”: on the sleeves.
Second line, “utsurishi hana no”: of the flowers whose color passed onto them.
Third line, “iro karete”: the color fading.
Fourth line, “sode hokoroburu”: the sleeves coming apart, echoing flowers bursting open.
Fifth line, “hagi ga hanazuri”: hanazuri is dyeing by rubbing flowers into cloth; ending on a noun.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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