Nioi koki hana no ka mote zo shirarekeru uete miruran hito no kokoro wa - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

匂ひ濃き花の香もてぞ知られける
植ゑて見るらん人の心は

Roma-ji: Nioi koki hana no ka mote zo shirarekeru uete miruran hito no kokoro wa
English Translation: By its deep perfume,
by the fragrance of the flowers,
it has come to be known—
the heart of one who, it seems,
planted them and gazes on
Meaning: Through the rich fragrance of the blossoms it has come to be known: the heart of the one who planted them and gazes upon them.
Commentary: Book Two Spring Poems II 69

Headnote: "Her reply."
To the preceding poem, in which the one who asked for her cherries said their peak would never have been known had they fallen in a mountain village, she replies that the heart of whoever planted and gazes on the flowers has been revealed by their deep fragrance. She lays over the richness of the scent the depth of the heart that loves the flowers.
It forms an exchange with the preceding poem, 68.
There is no settled view as to whom "Emon no Miyasudokoro" refers. Miyasudokoro was a title for a consort such as a nyōgo or kōi who attended an emperor or crown prince, and "Emon" seems to derive from a post in the Gate Guards held by her father or a relative.

The first line, "Nioi koki," shows the richness of the flowers' scent, taking up "niou sakari" in the preceding poem, 68.
In the second line, "mote" means "by means of," and "zo" forms a kakarimusubi pattern with the attributive "keru" in the third line.
In the third line, "re" is spontaneous, "it has come to be known of itself," and "keru" expresses a sigh of realization. The poem pauses here.
In the fourth line, "ran" is a present conjecture: "who, it seems, planted and gazes on them." Like 47 and 49 of this book, it speaks of planting flowers.
The last line, "hito no kokoro wa," is an inversion of the third line, showing the depth of feeling of the one who plants and loves the flowers.
Author: Emon no Miyasudokoro
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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