Hisagi oite suzume to nareru kage nare ya nami utsu kishi ni kaze wataritsutsu

久木生ひて涼めとなれる影なれや
波打つ岸に風渡りつつ

Roma-ji: Hisagi oite suzume to nareru kage nare ya nami utsu kishi ni kaze wataritsutsu
English Translation: Has the hisagi grown
to make a shade as if to say,
'come and take the cool'?
Over the shore where waves break,
the wind keeps blowing on.
Meaning: Has the hisagi grown here to make a shade that says, come and be cool? Over the shore where the waves break, the wind keeps blowing.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1020

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
Has the hisagi grown to make a shade as if to say, come and be cool, with the wind blowing over the shore where waves break? the poet asks. Hisagi is the name of a tree, thought to be the Japanese mallotus or the catalpa. Following the preceding poem, he sings of the coolness of shade by the water in summer.

First line, “hisagi oite”: the hisagi tree growing; a line of six syllables.
Second line, “suzume to nareru”: made as if to say, be cool.
Third line, “kage nare ya”: ya asks, is it such a shade? The poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “nami utsu kishi ni”: over the shore where waves break.
Fifth line, “kaze wataritsutsu”: the wind blowing across, inverted to give the reason.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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