Furuhata no soba no tatsuki ni iru hato no tomo yobu koe ni sugoki yūgure

古畑の岨の立つ木にゐる鳩の
友呼ぶ声にすごき夕暮

Roma-ji: Furuhata no soba no tatsuki ni iru hato no tomo yobu koe ni sugoki yūgure
English Translation: On the steep slope
by the old field, on a tree,
a dove perches there,
and at its voice calling its mate,
how chill the loneliness of dusk.
Meaning: The dove perched on a tree on the steep slope above an old abandoned field calls for its mate, and at its voice the evening grows chillingly lonely.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 997

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A dove perched on a tree on the steep slope beside an old, abandoned field calls for its companions, and at its voice the evening grows chillingly lonely, the poet says. The poem is famed for capturing the loneliness of dusk in a mountain village through the dove's call.
With the fourth line as 'tomo yobu koe no,' the poem is included among the miscellaneous poems of the Shinkokinshū.

First line, “furuhata no”: of an old field gone to waste.
Second line, “soba no tatsuki ni”: soba is a steep slope; on a tree standing there.
Third line, “iru hato no”: of the dove perched there.
Fourth line, “tomo yobu koe ni”: at its voice calling its companions.
Fifth line, “sugoki yūgure”: sugoshi is chillingly lonely; ending on a noun.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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