Hareyarade futamurayama ni tatsu kumo wa hira no fubuki no nagori narikeri

晴れやらで二村山に立つ雲は
比良の吹雪の名残なりけり

Roma-ji: Hareyarade futamurayama ni tatsu kumo wa hira no fubuki no nagori narikeri
English Translation: Never clearing quite,
the clouds that rise and linger
over Futamura—
they are what still remains
of the blizzards upon Hira.
Meaning: The clouds that hang over Mount Futamura without ever quite clearing are what remains of the blizzard on Mount Hira.
Commentary: One Hundred Poems 1490

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Ten Poems on Snow"
The eighth of the ten poems on snow. The clouds that hang over Mount Futamura without clearing are the lingering trace of the blizzard on Mount Hira.
Mount Futamura was a poetic place in Owari, and Hira a mountain in Ōmi known for deep snow. Linking two distant mountains through the clouds left by a blizzard, the poem spans a wide space.

First line, “hareyarade”: yaru means to do completely, and de is a negative conjunctive, "never fully clearing."
Second line, “futamurayama ni”: on Mount Futamura, a poetic place in Owari.
Third line, “tatsu kumo wa”: the clouds rising and hanging there.
Fourth line, “hira no fubuki no”: of the blizzard raging on Mount Hira in Ōmi.
Fifth line, “nagori narikeri”: nari keri marks realization, "they are what remains."
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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