Hana to mite oramu to sureba ominaeshi utata aru sama no na ni koso arikere - Kokin Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

花と見て折らむとすれば女郎花
うたたあるさまの名にこそありけれ

Roma-ji: Hana to mite oramu to sureba ominaeshi utata aru sama no na ni koso arikere
English Translation: Taking it to be
just a flower, I reach to pick,
but maiden flower—
it has a name, I realize,
that makes one think twice indeed
Meaning: Thinking it merely a flower, I went to pick it, only to realize that "maiden flower" is a name that makes one hesitate.
Commentary: Book Nineteen Miscellaneous Forms 1019

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
As the poet goes to pick the flower, its name, "maiden flower," makes him hesitate, as if he were laying hands on a woman; the joke hangs on the name. It closes the four-poem maiden flower sequence, ending on the name itself.
The author is unknown and is recorded as "Anonymous."

First line, "Hana to mite," means taking it merely as a flower.
Second line, "oramu to sureba," uses volitional "mu": when I try to pick it.
Third line, "ominaeshi," again sits in the third line as the fourth poem of the sequence, now with attention to its name.
Fourth line, "utata aru sama no," uses "utata ari," excessive or unsettling, enough to give one pause. The line has an extra syllable.
Fifth line, "na ni koso arikere," pairs "koso" with the perfective "kere." "Keri" conveys a sudden realization.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Kokin Wakashu
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