Arashi fuku mine no konoha ni tomonaite izuchi ukaruru kokoro naruran

嵐吹く峰の木の葉に伴ひて
いづちうかるる心なるらん

Roma-ji: Arashi fuku mine no konoha ni tomonaite izuchi ukaruru kokoro naruran
English Translation: Along with the leaves
of the peaks where tempests blow,
going side by side—
where, I wonder, is it bound,
this restless heart of mine?
Meaning: Swept along with the leaves on the peaks where the storm winds blow, where, I wonder, is this wandering heart of mine bound?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1082

Headnote: "In autumn, while on a distant pilgrimage, I sent this from a place I had reached after some time to the Middle Counselor Narimichi of the chamberlain's office"
On a distant autumn pilgrimage, Saigyō sent this poem from far along the road to Fujiwara no Narimichi. Together with the leaves whirling on the stormy peaks, where is my heart wandering? he asks, describing a traveler's heart with no settled destination.
He likens his restless heart to leaves tossed by the storm. Narimichi, a courtier also famed as a master of kemari football, later took vows and was close to Saigyō. The poem pairs with Narimichi's reply in 1083.

First line, “arashi fuku”: where the fierce mountain wind blows.
Second line, “mine no konoha ni”: with the leaves scattering on the peaks.
Third line, “tomonaite”: going along together.
Fourth line, “izuchi ukaruru”: izuchi is "whither"; ukaru is for the heart to drift off, unsettled.
Fifth line, “kokoro naruran”: ran conjectures the present, the poet asking himself where it will go.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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