Wakete yuku iro nomi narazu kozue sae chigusa no take wa kokoro somikeri

分けて行く色のみならず梢さへ
千種の岳は心染みけり

Roma-ji: Wakete yuku iro nomi narazu kozue sae chigusa no take wa kokoro somikeri
English Translation: Not just the colors
of the grasses that I part
as I go my way—
even treetops, on Chigusa's peak,
dye my heart in many hues.
Meaning: Not only the colors of the grasses I part as I walk, but even the treetops of Chigusa Peak dye my heart deeply.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1115

Headnote: "At Chigusa Peak"
Composed at Chigusa Peak in Ōmine. Not only the colors of the grasses he parts underfoot but even the treetops are many-hued, and Chigusa, true to its name, sinks deep into the heart.
The place name Chigusa, "a thousand grasses," suggests many kinds and many colors, and the poem tells how the heart is dyed by scenery worthy of the name. Following the autumn leaves of the preceding poem, the colored scenes of autumn in Ōmine continue.

First line, “wakete yuku”: going and parting the grasses.
Second line, “iro nomi narazu”: not only the colors of the grasses underfoot.
Third line, “kozue sae”: sae adds, "even the treetops."
Fourth line, “chigusa no take wa”: Chigusa, a place in Ōmine, suggesting many grasses and colors.
Fifth line, “kokoro somikeri”: somu is to sink deep into the heart, associated with "color"; keri is exclamatory.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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