Kaze fukeba nami no aya oru ikemizu ni ito hikisouru kishi no aoyagi - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

風吹けば波のあや織る池水に
糸ひきそふる岸の青柳

Roma-ji: Kaze fukeba nami no aya oru ikemizu ni ito hikisouru kishi no aoyagi
English Translation: When the breezes blow,
on the pond the ripples weave
a twill of patterns,
and the threads are added there
by the green willows on the bank
Meaning: When the wind blows, the ripples weave a twill pattern on the pond, and the green willows on the bank draw out their threads to join it.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 25

Wind-stirred ripples on a pond are likened to twill fabric and the willow branches drooping over them to thread, turning the whole pond into a scene of weaving. As the close of three willow poems, it paints the waterside in rich colors.

First line, 'kaze fukeba', is the same opening as poem 23, the condition that runs through the willow sequence.
Second line, 'nami no aya oru', uses aya, twill fabric, likening the fine ripples raised by the wind to its patterns.
Third line, 'ikemizu ni', sets the place.
Fourth line, 'ito hikisouru', means drawing threads alongside, the willow branches taken as the thread for weaving; aya, weaving and thread are associated words.
Final line, 'kishi no aoyagi', ends on a noun and echoes 'the green willow's threads', the final line of poem 24.
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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