Tachiyoreba koromode suzushi Mitarashi ya kage miru kishi no haru no kawanami

立ち寄れば衣手涼しみたらしや
影見る岸の春の川波

Roma-ji: Tachiyoreba koromode suzushi Mitarashi ya kage miru kishi no haru no kawanami
English Translation: When I draw near,
cool upon my sleeves it feels—
O Mitarashi!
by the bank where I see my form,
the river waves of spring.
Meaning: When I stop beside it, my sleeves feel cool. O Mitarashi River, the spring waves along the bank where I see my reflection!
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 623

Headnote: "On a folding screen, a scene of pilgrims visiting Kamo"
Looking at a screen painting of pilgrims at the Kamo shrine, the poet writes that standing by the Mitarashi River his sleeves feel cool even in spring, and the river waves reflect his form, conveying the purity of the sacred precinct.
The Ruijū text differs by one letter in line 5. Kamo no Mabuchi questioned the ya of mitarashi ya and called "the bank where I see my form" a later phrase.

Line 1 means "when I stop by."
Line 2 means "my sleeves are cool," with a break after the line.
Line 3 means "O Mitarashi!" ya exclamatory, taking up the Mitarashi River of the preceding poem.
Line 4 means "of the bank where I see my reflection."
Line 5 means "the river waves of spring," ending on a noun; against the autumn moonlit night of the preceding poem, this is the river by day in spring, season and hour in contrast.
Author: Minamoto no Sanetomo
Source: Kinkaishu
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