Itsu to naki omoi wa fuji no keburi nite uchifusu toko ya ukishimagahara

いつとなきおもひは富士の煙にて
うち伏す床やうき島が原

Roma-ji: Itsu to naki omoi wa fuji no keburi nite uchifusu toko ya ukishimagahara
English Translation: My endless longing
burns like the smoke that rises
from Mount Fuji's peak—
and the bed on which I lie,
is it Ukishima's floating plain?
Meaning: My ceaseless longing burns like the smoke of Mount Fuji, and the bed I lie on—is it the plain of Ukishima, floating on my tears?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1307

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
My endless longing burns like the smoke of Fuji, and the bed I lie on, is it Ukishima Plain, floating on my tears? the poet asks.
Fuji's smoke and Ukishima Plain were both poetic places of Suruga. Omoi pivots on "longing" and hi, "fire," linking to Fuji's smoke, and uki on "floating" and "sorrowful," linking to the bed of tears; the contrast of burning longing and flowing tears, fire and water, is held in one poem.

First line, “itsu to naki”: unending.
Second line, “omoi wa fuji no”: omoi pivots on "longing" and "fire," leading to Fuji's smoke.
Third line, “keburi nite”: being smoke, longing burning without cease.
Fourth line, “uchifusu toko ya”: the bed I lie on; ya questions.
Fifth line, “ukishimagahara”: uki pivots on "floating" and "sorrowful," overlaying Ukishima Plain in Suruga with a bed afloat on tears.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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