Yuki furite ato wa hakanaku taemu tomo Koshi no yamaji yamazu kayowamu

雪降りて跡ははかなく絶えむとも
こしの山路やまず通はむ

Roma-ji: Yuki furite ato wa hakanaku taemu tomo Koshi no yamaji yamazu kayowamu
English Translation: Though the snow may fall
and every trace of passing
vanish and be gone,
on the road through Koshi's hills
I will go on, never ceasing.
Meaning: Even if the snow falls and every trace of those who passed is wiped away, I will keep on travelling the mountain road of Koshi without ceasing.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 584

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Snow on a journey"
Even if falling snow erases every footprint, the poet resolves to keep travelling the mountain road of Koshi. Against the lament of the preceding poem at being unable to cross, it shows a firm will to press on through the snow.
The Ruijū text places it in its travel section.

Line 1 means "the snow falling."
Line 2 means "the tracks, without a trace."
Line 3 means "even if they vanish," tomo being a concessive conditional.
Line 4 means "the mountain road of Koshi," koshi meaning both the northern province and crossing over; it answers "I cannot cross" in the preceding poem, turning lament into resolve.
Line 5 means "I will go on without ceasing," mu expressing will; "vanish" and "without ceasing" are set against each other.
Author: Minamoto no Sanetomo
Source: Kinkaishu
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