Yama fukami irite mi to miru mono wa mina aware moyōsu keshiki naru kana

山深み入りて見と見るものはみな
あはれもよほすけしきなるかな

Roma-ji: Yama fukami irite mi to miru mono wa mina aware moyōsu keshiki naru kana
English Translation: The mountains so deep,
every single thing I see
as I enter in—
all of it is a scene
that stirs the heart to sorrow.
Meaning: Deep in the mountains, everything I see as I make my way in is a scene that stirs the heart to sorrow.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1206

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sent from Kōya to the lay monk Jakunen when he was living in Ōhara"
The ninth of the ten. Deep in the mountains, all that one sees on entering is a scene that stirs deep feeling.
Following the eight poems that each took up a single thing, this one sums up that everything seen in the deep mountains moves the heart. Placed near the end of the series, it is a summation of the mountain scenes.

First line, “yama fukami”: since the mountains are deep, shared by the series.
Second line, “irite mi to miru”: whatever one sees on entering; the repeated mi stresses all that meets the eye.
Third line, “mono wa mina”: all things.
Fourth line, “aware moyōsu”: calling forth deep feeling.
Fifth line, “keshiki naru kana”: kana is exclamatory.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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