Minahito ni orarenikeri to kiku no hana kimi ga tame ni zo tsuyu wa okikeru - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

皆人に折られにけりと菊の花
君がためにぞ露は置きける

Roma-ji: Minahito ni orarenikeri to kiku no hana kimi ga tame ni zo tsuyu wa okikeru
English Translation: Though you hear they've all
been plucked by everyone,
these chrysanthemums—
it was for you alone
the dew was lying on them
Meaning: Though you heard these chrysanthemums had all been plucked by everyone, it was for you alone that the dew was lying on them.
Commentary: Book Seven Autumn Poems III 436

Headnote: "When a man, wishing to make a flower garland, sent to ask for chrysanthemums at a place where he had heard there were some, she sent this with the flowers."
She says that though the chrysanthemums are rumored to have all been plucked by everyone, the dew had been waiting on them for him alone. She sends the flowers, said to have been picked by all, as ones kept especially for him.
According to the headnote, a man wishing to make a flower garland sent to ask for chrysanthemums at a house where he had heard there were some, and she sent this poem with the flowers. Chrysanthemum dew was said to bring long life, so the poem also carries a wish for his longevity.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us. The text gives the poet as "yomibito mo," which is treated here as "anonymous."

The first line, "Minahito ni," means "by everyone."
The second line, "orarenikeri to," means "that they had been picked."
In the third line, "kiku" is a pivot word, continuing from the second line, meaning both "to hear" and "chrysanthemum": "the chrysanthemums you hear were picked."
The fourth line, "kimi ga tame ni zo," means "for you indeed," with "zo" a binding particle.
The last line, "tsuyu wa okikeru," means "the dew was lying there," with "zo" in the fourth line and the attributive "keru" forming a kakarimusubi pattern.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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