Matsuyama no namida wa umi ni fukaku narite hachisu no ike ni ire yo to zo omou

松山の涙は海に深くなりて
蓮の池に入れよとぞ思ふ

Roma-ji: Matsuyama no namida wa umi ni fukaku narite hachisu no ike ni ire yo to zo omou
English Translation: May the tears we shed
at Matsuyama grow deep
as the sea itself,
and flow on into the pond
where the lotus blossoms bloom.
Meaning: I pray that the tears shed at Matsuyama may grow as deep as the sea and flow into the lotus pond of paradise.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1236

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Reply"
The second of the lady's replies. May the tears shed at Matsuyama, where the emperor is, grow as deep as the sea and flow into the lotus pond of paradise, she prays.
Matsuyama was the place in Sanuki where Sutoku was held in exile. In wishing the tears of grief to flow into the sea and on into the lotus pond of the Pure Land, she prays for the emperor's rebirth in paradise. Answering Saigyō's encouragement of his devotions, she replies with a prayer for the Pure Land.

First line, “matsuyama no”: of Matsuyama in Sanuki, the place of exile.
Second line, “namida wa umi ni”: the tears, into the sea.
Third line, “fukaku narite”: growing deep; the line has an extra syllable.
Fourth line, “hachisu no ike ni”: into the lotus pond of the Pure Land.
Fifth line, “ire yo to zo omou”: zo is emphatic, answered by the attributive omou, "I wish them led into it."
Source: Sankashu
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