Nani to naku miyako no kata o kiku sora wa mutsumashikute zo nagamerarekeru

なにとなく都の方を聞く空は
むつましくてぞ眺められける

Roma-ji: Nani to naku miyako no kata o kiku sora wa mutsumashikute zo nagamerarekeru
English Translation: For no reason at all,
the sky where I listen for
the capital's ways—
feeling so near and dear,
I cannot help but gaze at it.
Meaning: For no particular reason, the sky toward which I listen for word of the capital feels close and dear, and I find myself gazing at it.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1135

Headnote: "At a place called Yamamoto in the province of Tsu, waiting for someone as the days went by"
Composed while waiting for someone for many days at Yamamoto in Settsu. For no particular reason, the sky toward which he strains to hear of the capital feels dear to him, and he cannot help gazing at it.
In idle days of waiting on the road, the poem frankly expresses a homesickness drawn to the sky toward the capital; even in Settsu, not far from the city, his longing does not cease.

First line, “nani to naku”: for no particular reason.
Second line, “miyako no kata o”: toward the capital, of how things are there.
Third line, “kiku sora wa”: the sky toward which I listen and send my thoughts.
Fourth line, “mutsumashikute zo”: mutsumashi is dear and close; zo is emphatic, answered by keru.
Fifth line, “nagamerarekeru”: rare is spontaneous, "I find myself gazing."
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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