Mi ni shimishi ogi no oto ni wa kawaredomo shibuku kaze koso ge ni wa monouki

身にしみし荻の音には変はれども
しぶく風こそげには物憂き

Roma-ji: Mi ni shimishi ogi no oto ni wa kawaredomo shibuku kaze koso ge ni wa monouki
English Translation: Changed now from the sound
of the reeds that pierced me through
in the autumn days,
yet this wind that drives the rain
is more dismal still, in truth.
Meaning: It has changed from the sound of the reeds that pierced me through in autumn, yet this wind that drives the rain is truly more dismal still.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 983

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
Though it has changed from the sound of reeds that pierced me in autumn, this wind driving the winter rain is truly more dismal, the poet says, comparing the loneliness of autumn wind in the reeds with the bleakness of the sleety winter wind.

First line, “mi ni shimishi”: that pierced me through.
Second line, “ogi no oto ni wa”: from the sound of wind in the reeds, the emblem of autumn loneliness.
Third line, “kawaredomo”: though it has changed.
Fourth line, “shibuku kaze koso”: shibuku is to blow hard with rain; koso closes with the fifth line.
Fifth line, “ge ni wa monouki”: ge ni is truly; it is dismal.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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