classic waka stream

恋ひ恋ひてまれに今宵ぞあふさかの
ゆふつけ鳥は鳴かずもあらなむ
Roma-ji

Koi koite mare ni koyoi zo ausaka no yūtsukedori wa nakazu mo aranamu

English Translation
Longing and longing,
tonight at last we meet
at Ōsaka, Meeting Slope;
O cock of the barrier gate,
I pray you, do not crow
Meaning
After longing and longing, tonight at last we meet, as at the Barrier of Osaka, the Meeting Slope; O cockerel of the barrier, I beg you, do not crow.
Commentary
Book Thirteen Love Poems III 634

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
Having longed and at last met tonight, the poet begs the cock that announces daybreak not to crow. With ausaka punning on "meet" and the Osaka Barrier, the poem holds both the joy of the meeting and the dread of morning.
The author is recorded as anonymous, and the name has not come down to us.
From here the book turns to poems regretting the shortness of the night of meeting, leading into the group of poems on parting at dawn.

The first line, "koi koite," means "longing and longing," repeating the verb to express long yearning.
The second line, "mare ni koyoi zo," means "at long last tonight," stressing tonight with zo and leading on to "meet."
The third line, "ausaka no," uses ausaka as a pivot word for "meet" and the Osaka Barrier on the border of Yamashiro and Omi.
The fourth line, "yūtsukedori wa," names the cock hung with mulberry-cloth tassels, associated with the Osaka Barrier and announcing daybreak.
The final line, "nakazu mo aranamu," means "I wish you would not crow," closing with the wishing particle namu.
Author
Unknown Poet
Source
Kokin Wakashu
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