Sakura saku yamada o tsukuru shizu no o wa kaesugaesu ya hana o miruramu - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

桜咲く山田をつくる賤の男は
かへすがへすや花を見るらむ

Roma-ji: Sakura saku yamada o tsukuru shizu no o wa kaesugaesu ya hana o miruramu
English Translation: Where the cherries bloom,
the humble man who tills
the mountain paddy,
as he turns the soil again,
must gaze on the flowers again
Meaning: The humble man tilling the mountain paddy where the cherries bloom, as he turns the soil over and over, must gaze at the blossoms again and again.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 68

The poet imagines a farmer tilling a mountain paddy beside blooming cherries, looking up at the blossoms each time he turns the soil. Overlaying a simple rural scene with flower viewing, it shows the Kin'yōshū's fresh treatment of new subjects.

First line, 'sakura saku', sets the scene of cherries blooming beside the paddy.
Second line, 'yamada o tsukuru', uses yamada, a paddy in the hills, and tsukuru, to till.
Third line, 'shizu no o wa', uses shizu no o, a man of low station, here a farmer.
Fourth line, 'kaesugaesu ya', contains kaesugaesu, a pivot word meaning both turning the soil and again and again; ya pairs with ramu in the final line.
Final line, 'hana o miruramu', means he must be looking at the flowers, imagining the farmer's state.
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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