Usuku koku kakiho ni niou nadeshiko no hana no iro ni zo tsuyu mo okikeru - Shika Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

薄く濃く垣穂に匂ふ撫子の
花の色にぞ露も置きける

Roma-ji: Usuku koku kakiho ni niou nadeshiko no hana no iro ni zo tsuyu mo okikeru
English Translation: Pale and deep alike,
the pinks along the hedgerow
glow with color,
and matching every flower's hue
the dew too has come to rest.
Meaning: Pale and deep, the pinks glow along the hedge, and the dew too has settled on each in keeping with the color of its flower.
Commentary: Book Two Summer Poems 71

The poem describes pinks blooming along a hedge, some pale and some deep, with the dew on them also showing shades that match each flower. It is a delicate scene that captures the interplay of color between blossom and dew.
The next poem, 72, also treats pinks, so the two stand together. This poem gazes at pinks by a hedge, while the next speaks of pinks the poet has sown and raised himself.

First line pairs "pale" and "deep" to show the range of colors.
Second line uses niou in its sense of colors shining beautifully.
Third line presents the pinks, a summer flower, as the subject.
Fourth line uses the emphatic zo, in concord with the attributive keru at the end.
Fifth line uses mo, "the dew too," meaning not only the flowers but the dew as well.
Source: Shika Wakashu
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