Ume no hana ka o fukikakuru harukaze ni kokoro o someba hito ya togamemu - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

梅の花香を吹きかくる春風に
心を染めば人やとがめむ

Roma-ji: Ume no hana ka o fukikakuru harukaze ni kokoro o someba hito ya togamemu
English Translation: O blossoms of plum,
in the spring breeze that blows
your fragrance on me,
if my heart is dyed through, would
anyone reproach me then?
Meaning: If my heart were dyed by the spring wind that blows the plum blossoms' fragrance over me, would anyone reproach me for it?
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems I 31

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet wonders whether anyone would reproach him if his heart were dyed by the spring breeze bearing the plum's scent. There is humor in likening his captivation by the fragrance to a heart that has turned to someone else.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "O blossoms of plum," presents the fragrant plum.
The second line, "that blows your fragrance on me," shows the spring wind carrying the scent.
The third line, "in the spring breeze," names the wind that bears the fragrance. In 11 and 12 of this book as well, the wind is pictured as bringing spring.
The fourth line, "if my heart is dyed through," means "if my heart is steeped in the scent." In 16 of this book it was the robe that was dyed; here it is the heart.
In the last line, "ya" is an interrogative particle forming a kakarimusubi pattern with the attributive "mu." Like "enough to raise suspicion" in 27, it concerns being reproached over a scent.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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