Haru no hi no nagaki omoi wa wasureji o hito no kokoro ni aki ya tatsuramu - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

春の日の長き思ひは忘れじを
人の心にあきや立つらむ

Roma-ji: Haru no hi no nagaki omoi wa wasureji o hito no kokoro ni aki ya tatsuramu
English Translation: Like a day of spring,
this long, long longing of mine
I shall not forget,
yet in your heart, it may be,
autumn's weariness has risen
Meaning: I will never forget this longing of mine, long as a day in spring—yet has autumn risen in your heart, and with it, weariness of me?
Commentary: Book Three Spring Poems III 86

Headnote: "Sent to a woman."
Though the poet's longing lasts like the long days of spring, he wonders reproachfully whether "aki," weariness, has risen in her heart as autumn does. Setting spring against autumn, he lays her change of heart over the turning of the seasons.
According to the headnote, it was sent to a woman.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Haru no hi no," presents a long spring day and leads into "nagaki." 94 of this book also begins with "Haru no hi no."
The second line, "nagaki omoi wa," presents a longing that lasts like a spring day.
In the third line, "ji" expresses negative intention and "o" is adversative: "though I mean never to forget."
The fourth line, "hito no kokoro ni," means "in your heart," set against his own longing.
In the last line, "aki" is a pivot word joining "aki," autumn, and "aki," weariness. "Ya" is an interrogative particle forming a kakarimusubi pattern with the attributive "ramu." Bringing autumn into a spring poem, it overlays the turning of the seasons with a change of heart.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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