「風流の　初めや奥の　田植うた」

9. The Otsugigataki fall, Sukagawa

The first refined sound Basho heard after passing through the Barrier at Shirakawa was a rice planting song of rustic taste.

Fu-u-ryu-u no           (Refined sound )

ha-ji-me-ya o-ku-no     (heard in the north first)

ta-u-e u-ta             (a rice-planting song.)

“The first refinement of the northern region was a rustic rice planting song.”

Season word: Taueuta = rice planting song (Summer)