Sumiyoshi no matsu ni kakareru fuji no hana kaze no tayori ni nami ya oruramu - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

住吉の松にかかれる藤の花
風のたよりに波やをるらむ

Roma-ji: Sumiyoshi no matsu ni kakareru fuji no hana kaze no tayori ni nami ya oruramu
English Translation: At Sumiyoshi
on the pines there hanging down,
wisteria blooms;
on the passing of the wind
do the breaking waves weave them
Meaning: Is the wisteria hanging on the pines of Sumiyoshi woven by the waves that break and fold as the wind drives them in?
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 86

Wisteria hanging on the pines at seaside Sumiyoshi is fancied as something woven by waves driven in by the wind. The idea of wisteria as waves is carried to the shore of Sumiyoshi, where waves really do roll in.
The author, Akisue, is Fujiwara no Akisue. A son of Fujiwara no Takatsune, he was trusted as a close retainer of Emperor Shirakawa because his mother had been the emperor's wet nurse, and he rose to Master of the Office of Palace Repairs. He founded the Rokujō Fujiwara house of poetry.

First line, 'sumiyoshi no', is a famous place in Settsu, known for its pines.
Second line, 'matsu ni kakareru', means hanging on the pines, following the convention of wisteria on pines.
Third line, 'fuji no hana', states the theme.
Fourth line, 'kaze no tayori ni', uses tayori, occasion or means, meaning borne by the wind.
Final line, 'nami ya oruramu', contains oru, a pivot word meaning both waves breaking and weaving. Taking up 'waves have been woven, hung in place' from poem 85, it adds the idea of waves weaving the wisteria.
Author: Fujiwara no Akisue
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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