Hitori sumu oboro no shimizu tomo to te wa tsuki o zo sumasu ōhara no sato

ひとりすむ朧の清水友とては
月をぞすます大原の里

Roma-ji: Hitori sumu oboro no shimizu tomo to te wa tsuki o zo sumasu ōhara no sato
English Translation: For one who dwells alone,
the spring of Oboro, for a friend,
makes the moon dwell clear
and lets it lodge within it—
in the village of Ōhara.
Meaning: For me, living alone, the Oboro spring keeps the moon dwelling clear in its waters as my friend, here in the village of Ōhara.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1209

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Reply"
The second of Jakunen's ten. For one living alone, the Oboro spring keeps the moon dwelling clear in its waters as a companion, here in Ōhara.
The Oboro spring was a famous place near Jakkōin in Ōhara. Sumu and sumasu pivot on "dwell" and "be clear," overlaying the solitary dweller with the moon clear in the spring. Where Saigyō's 1199 sang of Kōya's eerie moon, here a gentle moon clear in Ōhara's spring makes a contrast.

First line, “hitori sumu”: sumu pivots on "dwell" and "be clear."
Second line, “oboro no shimizu”: a famous spring in Ōhara.
Third line, “tomo to te wa”: for a friend.
Fourth line, “tsuki o zo sumasu”: sumasu pivots on letting the moon "dwell" and making it "clear"; zo is emphatic.
Fifth line, “ōhara no sato”: ending on a noun, the last line shared by the series.
Author: Jakuzen
Source: Sankashu
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