Satobito no ōnusa konusa tatenamete umagata musubu nobe ni narikeri

里人の大幣小幣立て並めて
馬形結ぶ野辺になりけり

Roma-ji: Satobito no ōnusa konusa tatenamete umagata musubu nobe ni narikeri
English Translation: The villagers set
offering wands great and small
in rows across the land,
and the fields now are a place
where the horse figures are tied.
Meaning: The fields have become a place where the villagers set up great and small offerings in a row and tie on figures of horses for the rites.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1008

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The fields have become a place where the villagers set up great and small offering wands in rows and tie on horse figures to worship the gods, the poet says, picturing a village festival with offerings and horse figures. Umagata were figures of horses offered to the gods in place of living ones.

First line, “satobito no”: the villagers'.
Second line, “ōnusa konusa”: nusa are offerings to the gods, here great and small.
Third line, “tatenamete”: setting them up in rows.
Fourth line, “umagata musubu”: umagata are horse figures offered to the gods.
Fifth line, “nobe ni narikeri”: the fields have become so; keri closes with a sigh.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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