Iragozaki ni katsuo tsuribune narabi ukite hagachi no nami ni ukabitsutsu zo yoru

伊良湖崎に鰹釣り舟並び浮きて
はがちの波に浮かびつつぞ寄る

Roma-ji: Iragozaki ni katsuo tsuribune narabi ukite hagachi no nami ni ukabitsutsu zo yoru
English Translation: At Cape Iragozaki
the bonito fishing boats
float along in a row,
and riding on the hagachi waves
they come drifting to the shore.
Meaning: At Cape Irago the bonito fishing boats float side by side, riding the waves of the hagachi wind as they draw in to shore.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1388

Headnote: "When the boats that had been fishing for the fish called katsuo came back because the wind from the offing had turned bad"
When the boats fishing for bonito returned because the wind offshore had turned foul, Saigyō composed this. At Cape Irago the bonito boats float side by side, riding the waves of the hagachi wind as they come in.
It realistically depicts the bonito boats returning together from a rough sea. Full of extra syllables, the poem has a leisurely rhythm that conveys the boats rocking on the waves.

First line, “iragozaki ni”: at Cape Irago in Mikawa; the line has an extra syllable.
Second line, “katsuo tsuribune”: bonito fishing boats.
Third line, “narabi ukite”: floating in a row; the line has an extra syllable.
Fourth line, “hagachi no nami ni”: hagachi seems to be the name of a southerly wind; on its waves.
Fifth line, “ukabitsutsu zo yoru”: zo is answered by the attributive yoru; the line has extra syllables.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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