Ike ni hitsu matsu no haie ni murasaki no nami orikakuru fuji saki ni keri - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

池にひつ松のはひ枝に紫の
波織りかくる藤咲きにけり

Roma-ji: Ike ni hitsu matsu no haie ni murasaki no nami orikakuru fuji saki ni keri
English Translation: On the creeping boughs
of the pine that dip into the pond,
waves of purple hue
have been woven, hung in place;
the wisteria has bloomed
Meaning: On the low branches of the pine that trail into the pond, wisteria has bloomed, as if weaving and hanging waves of purple.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 85

Wisteria blooms on the branches of a pine that dip into a pond, and its purple clusters swaying over the water are likened to purple waves woven and hung. Making the most of the word fujinami, wisteria waves, it ties the flowers to the scene of the pond.
The author, Tsunenobu, is Minamoto no Tsunenobu. A son of Minamoto no Michikata, he rose to Major Counselor and was called the Katsura Counselor. In his last years he died at his post as Provisional Governor-General of Dazaifu. He was the father of the compiler, Minamoto no Toshiyori.

First line, 'ike ni hitsu', uses hitsu, a verb meaning to be soaked in water.
Second line, 'matsu no haie ni', uses haie, branches stretching low along the ground or water.
Third line, 'murasaki no', is the color of the wisteria, the same opening as poem 82.
Fourth line, 'nami orikakuru', means weaving and hanging waves, likening the wisteria clusters to purple waves and then to woven cloth.
Final line, 'fuji saki ni keri', means the wisteria has bloomed, revealing the likeness.
Author: Minamoto no Tsunenobu
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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