Asa kaeru kariiunako no muratomo wa Hara no Okayama koe ya shinuran

朝帰るかりゐうなこのむら友は
原の岡山越えやしぬらん

Roma-ji: Asa kaeru kariiunako no muratomo wa Hara no Okayama koe ya shinuran
English Translation: Going home at dawn,
that band of kariiunako
traveling in a flock,
have they already crossed
the hill of Hara no Oka?
Meaning: The companions of the kariiunako, returning in the morning, have they already crossed over Hara no Okayama?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1012

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
Have the companions in the band returning in the morning already crossed Hara no Okayama? the poet asks. Kariiunako in the second line and Hara no Okayama in the fourth are of uncertain meaning and location, but the poem seems to think of a band going home together at dawn.

First line, “asa kaeru”: returning in the morning.
Second line, “kariiunako no”: of uncertain meaning.
Third line, “muratomo wa”: the companions in a band.
Fourth line, “Hara no Okayama”: the name of a hill whose location is uncertain.
Fifth line, “koe ya shinuran”: ya is answered by ran; have they crossed it?
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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