Kamakura no migoshi no saki no iwakue no kimi ga kuyubeki kokoro wa motaji

鎌倉の見越しの崎の岩崩えの
君が悔ゆべき心は持たじ

Roma-ji: Kamakura no migoshi no saki no iwakue no kimi ga kuyubeki kokoro wa motaji
English Translation: At Kamakura,
on the cape of Migoshi,
the cliffs crumble down:
but a heart that would make you rue—
that I shall never hold.
Meaning: As the cliffs crumble on the cape of Migoshi at Kamakura, so you might rue—but such a heart I will never keep.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3365

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
Drawing on the crumbling rocks of Migoshi Cape at Kamakura, the singer vows never to have a fickle heart that would make the beloved regret. It is a pledge that sounds "kue" (crumble) against "kuyu" (regret).
It is one of the Sagami poems. Migoshi Cape is thought by some to be Inamuragasaki in Kamakura. Together with the next poem it names Kamakura.
The poet is unknown. The Azuma uta are thought to have been sung among the people of the eastern provinces, and they are marked by plain, open-hearted expression mixed with local dialect.

First line, "kamakura no": Kamakura in Sagami; the name recurs in the next poem and in 3433.
Second line, "migoshi no saki no": A cape jutting into the sea at Kamakura, thought by some to be Inamuragasaki.
Third line, "iwakue no": The crumbling of rock; through the sound of "kue" and "kuyu," it leads to the fourth line. The first three lines form a preface.
Fourth line, "kimi ga kuyubeki": "Beki" expresses what would naturally follow: that which you would rue.
Final line, "kokoro wa motaji": "Ji" is negative intention: I will never hold such a heart.
Source: Manyoshu
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