Azusayumi haru no keshiki ni nari ni keri irusa no yama ni kasumi tanabiku - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

梓弓はるのけしきになりにけり
いるさの山に霞たなびく

Roma-ji: Azusayumi haru no keshiki ni nari ni keri irusa no yama ni kasumi tanabiku
English Translation: Catalpa bow drawn,
the scene has turned to springtime
all around at last;
over the hills of Irusa
the haze is drifting in long trails
Meaning: The world has taken on the look of spring at last. Over the hills of Irusa the haze trails in long bands.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 11

Seeing haze trail across the hills of Irusa, the poet declares that the scene has become fully spring. The upper half states the feeling and the lower half the concrete view, with words associated with the bow woven deftly through the poem.
The author, Nakamasa, is Minamoto no Nakamasa. A son of Minamoto no Yoritsuna and the father of Minamoto no Yorimasa, he was a warrior who also made his name as a poet.

First line, 'azusayumi', is a pillow word for haru, from the drawing of a bow.
Second line, 'haru no keshiki ni', contains haru, a pivot word meaning both to draw a bow and spring. It takes up 'landscape' from poem 10 and likewise sings of the spring scene.
Third line, 'nari ni keri', combines perfective and exclamatory endings, and the poem breaks after the third line.
Fourth line, 'irusa no yama ni', is a famous place in Tajima whose name echoes iru, to shoot, as an associated word. Catalpa bow, drawing, and shooting tie the poem together.
Final line, 'kasumi tanabiku', describes haze stretching in long bands, the plain verb form completing the scene.
Author: Minamoto no Nakamasa
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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