Kokoro arite naki mo shitsuru ka higurashi no izure mo mono no akite ukereba - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

心ありて鳴きもしつるかひぐらしの
いづれも物のあきて憂ければ

Roma-ji: Kokoro arite naki mo shitsuru ka higurashi no izure mo mono no akite ukereba
English Translation: Did it have a heart,
that it cried out as it did,
the evening cicada—
for all things alike grow weary
as autumn comes, and sorrowful
Meaning: Did the evening cicada cry because it has a heart? For all things alike, when autumn comes, grow weary and sorrowful.
Commentary: Book Five Autumn Poems I 256

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet wonders whether the evening cicada cried because it has a heart, since all things alike, when autumn comes, grow wearied of and sorrowful. Joining "autumn" and "weariness" in one word, and overlaying the turning of the season with the shifting of hearts, he entrusts his own lament to the cicada's voice.
From 254 to 261, this book sets eight untitled poems by Ki no Tsurayuki in a row, turning in order to the voices of autumn insects: the evening cicada, the cricket, and the pine cricket.
The poet, called "Tsurayuki," is Ki no Tsurayuki. A son of Ki no Mochiyuki, he was the leading compiler of the Kokin Wakashū and wrote its kana preface. He served as governor of Tosa among other posts, is known as the author of the Tosa Diary, and is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets.

The first line, "Kokoro arite," means "having a heart," and has an extra syllable.
In the second line, "tsuru" is the attributive form of the completive auxiliary "tsu," and "ka" expresses a question: "did it cry?" The poem pauses here.
The third line, "higurashi no," means "the evening cicada," in inversion with the second line. Where 254 and 255 of this book open with "higurashi no," this poem sets it in the third line.
The fourth line, "izure mo mono no," means "all things alike."
In the last line, "aki" is a pivot word joining "aki," autumn, and "aki," weariness. "Ba" gives the reason: "since, autumn come and grown weary, they are sorrowful."
Author: Ki no Tsurayuki
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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