Furusato wa harumekinikeri Miyoshino no Mikakigahara o kasumi kometari - Shika Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

古里は春めきにけりみ吉野の
御垣が原を霞こめたり

Roma-ji: Furusato wa harumekinikeri Miyoshino no Mikakigahara o kasumi kometari
English Translation: The old capital
has taken on the look of spring;
in fair Yoshino
over Mikaki Plain
the mist has settled close.
Meaning: The old home of the court has taken on the air of spring: over the plain of Mikaki in fair Yoshino, the mist lies thick and close.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 3

Calling Yoshino, once the site of a detached palace, the "old home," the poet sees spring arriving as mist fills Mikaki Plain. The scene of spring returning to the remains of an old palace carries a quiet longing for the past.
Taking up the preceding poem's last line, "has taken on the look of spring," in its second line, it continues the theme of spring announced by mist.

The first line, "the old capital," means a familiar old place, here Yoshino where a palace once stood; a tone of nostalgia is set at once.
The second line, "has taken on the look of spring," repeats the last line of the preceding poem, with "keri" as exclamation; the poem breaks after its second line.
In the third line, "fair Yoshino," "mi" is an honorific prefix. Yoshino once held a detached palace and is sung for its snow and cherry blossoms.
The fourth line, "Mikaki Plain," is a famous place naming the moor by the palace fence at Yoshino; its being a palace site echoes the "old capital" of the first line.
The last line, "the mist has settled close," describes mist lying everywhere, with "tari" marking a continuing state. After the "mist upon the near hills" of the preceding poem, the two poems side by side paint the mist of spring.
Author: Taira no Kanemori
Source: Shika Wakashu
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