Naniwagata shiohi wa murete idetatan shirasu no saki no kogai hiroi ni

難波潟潮干は群れて出で立たん
白洲の崎の小貝拾ひに

Roma-ji: Naniwagata shiohi wa murete idetatan shirasu no saki no kogai hiroi ni
English Translation: At Naniwa Bay,
when the tide is out we'll go
gathering in crowds,
to the cape of white sandbanks
to pick up the little shells.
Meaning: At Naniwa Bay, when the tide goes out, let us set out together in crowds to gather little shells at the cape of white sandbanks.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1190

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "When a shell contest was to be held at the palace, composed on someone's behalf"
At Naniwa Bay, when the tide goes out, let us set out together to gather little shells at the cape of white sand, the poet says.
Naniwagata, in Settsu, was a poetic place with wide tidal flats. The poem paints the eager people setting out to gather shells for the contest. Taking up "in crowds" from the preceding poem, it continues the shell-gathering with a new beach.

First line, “Naniwagata”: the tidal flats of Naniwa in Settsu, a poetic place.
Second line, “shiohi wa murete”: at low tide, in crowds, answering "murete" in the preceding poem.
Third line, “idetatan”: n is volitional, "let us set out"; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “shirasu no saki no”: of the cape of white sandbanks.
Fifth line, “kogai hiroi ni”: to gather little shells, the inversion giving the purpose.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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