Omoitsutsu hana no kudamono tsumitekeri yoshino no hito no miyatate ni shite

思ひつつ花のくだもの摘みてけり
吉野の人のみやたてにして

Roma-ji: Omoitsutsu hana no kudamono tsumitekeri yoshino no hito no miyatate ni shite
English Translation: Thinking all the while,
I have gathered up the fruit
that they call "blossom"—
for the one in Yoshino,
for Miyatate, my gift.
Meaning: Thinking of you all the while, I have picked the fruit called "blossom," as a gift for Miyatate, who lives in Yoshino.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1071

Headnote: "A serving woman called Miyatate, grown old, had taken the tonsure and gone to live in Yoshino through a family connection. Though it may have seemed unexpected, I sent her fruit to use for her offerings, and seeing among it something called 'blossom,' I sent this"
Miyatate, a former serving woman, had grown old, become a nun, and gone to live in Yoshino through a family tie. Saigyō sent her fruit for her offerings, and seeing among it a fruit called "blossom," he sent this poem: thinking of her, he has picked the "blossom" fruit as a gift for Miyatate of Yoshino.
The poem delights in the wit of sending "blossom" to someone living in Yoshino, the famous place of blossoms. One senses Saigyō's warm regard for a former servant who has taken vows and lives there. It pairs with Miyatate's reply in 1072.

First line, “omoitsutsu”: thinking of you all the while, with heartfelt care.
Second line, “hana no kudamono”: the fruit called "blossom" in the headnote, echoing the blossoms of Yoshino.
Third line, “tsumitekeri”: tekeri marks completion and past, "I have picked"; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “yoshino no hito no”: the one who lives in Yoshino, Miyatate.
Fifth line, “miyatate ni shite”: Miyatate is the woman's name in the headnote, "as a gift for her."
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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