Uguisu wa kozutau hana no eda nite mo tani no furusu o omoiwasuru na - Shika Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

鶯は木伝ふ花の枝にても
谷の古巣を思ひ忘るな

Roma-ji: Uguisu wa kozutau hana no eda nite mo tani no furusu o omoiwasuru na
English Translation: O bush warbler, though
you flit from branch to branch
among the blossoms,
do not ever forget
your old nest in the valley
Meaning: Bush warbler, even as you flit among the blossoming branches, do not forget your old nest in the valley.
Commentary: Book Eight Love Poems II 259

Calling to a bush warbler that flits among blossoming branches, the poet asks it not to forget its old nest in the valley, however splendid its new perch. Through the warbler and its old nest, the poem expresses the wish that one who has moved to a new place will not forget the old home, nor the one left there.

The first line, "uguisu wa" (the bush warbler), singles out the bird with "wa," likening the other person to it. The next poem, 260, begins with the same line, and the two are placed as an exchange.
The second line, "kozutau hana no," means flitting from branch to branch, picturing someone moving among splendid places.
The third line, "eda nite mo," uses "mo": even on the branches of flowers.
The fourth line, "tani no furusu o" (the old nest in the valley), stands for the other's former home and the one who remains there. The next poem uses exactly the same line.
The final line, "omoiwasuru na," ends with the prohibitive "na": do not forget.
Source: Shika Wakashu
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