Karinokosu mizu no makomo ni kakuroete kagemochigao ni naku kawazu kana

刈り残す水の真菰に隠ろへて
影持ち顔に鳴く蛙かな

Roma-ji: Karinokosu mizu no makomo ni kakuroete kagemochigao ni naku kawazu kana
English Translation: Hidden in the reeds
of wild rice left uncut there
in the water's edge,
as if it owned the shadow,
how the frog goes croaking on.
Meaning: Hidden among the wild rice left uncut in the water, the frog croaks as though it owned the shade.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1018

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Hidden among the wild rice left uncut at the water's edge, the frog croaks as though the shade were its own, the poet says, humorously picturing the frog singing proudly in the shadow of the reeds.

First line, “karinokosu”: left uncut.
Second line, “mizu no makomo ni”: makomo is wild rice growing at the water's edge.
Third line, “kakuroete”: hiding.
Fourth line, “kagemochigao ni”: with the look of owning the shade.
Fifth line, “naku kawazu kana”: kana is exclamatory; the croaking frog.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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