Kyō yori ya ume no tachie ni uguisu no koe sato naruru hajime naruramu - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

今日よりや梅の立ち枝に鶯の
声里なるるはじめなるらむ

Roma-ji: Kyō yori ya ume no tachie ni uguisu no koe sato naruru hajime naruramu
English Translation: Is it from today
that on the plum's lofty bough
the warbler's singing
grows familiar with the village,
the beginning of that time
Meaning: Is today the beginning, I wonder, of the time when the warbler's song from the plum's tall branch grows familiar with the village?
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 13

A warbler that has come down from the hills begins to sing on a plum branch, and the poet wonders whether today marks the start of its song growing at home in the village. One senses the passage of time as the bird's voice becomes familiar to people.
The author, Kinzane, is Fujiwara no Kinzane. A son of Fujiwara no Sanesue, he rose to Provisional Major Counselor and also served as Master of the Crown Prince's Household. He was an active poet in the circle of Emperor Horikawa.

First line, 'kyō yori ya', means from today, with ya pairing with ramu in the final line.
Second line, 'ume no tachie ni', refers to tachie, a branch growing tall.
Third line, 'uguisu no', names the subject, continuing the warbler of poem 12.
Fourth line, 'koe sato naruru', means becoming accustomed to the village, the song of a bird come down from the hills growing familiar.
Final line, 'hajime naruramu', means it must be the beginning, and its form matches 'the first song of the year' in the final line of poem 14.
Author: Fujiwara no Kinzane
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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