Musubiokishi waga shitahimo no ima made ni tokenu wa hito no koinu narikeri - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

結びおきしわが下紐の今までに
解けぬは人の恋ひぬなりけり

Roma-ji: Musubiokishi waga shitahimo no ima made ni tokenu wa hito no koinu narikeri
English Translation: The undersash I tied
upon myself that day
until this hour
has not come loose—because
you have not longed for me at all
Meaning: The undersash I tied has not come undone even now: it is because you do not long for me.
Commentary: Book Nine Love Poems I 524

Headnote: "Sent to a woman."
The poet says that the undersash he tied has not come undone until now because she does not long for him. Based on the same belief as the preceding poem, he laments the coldness of her heart.
Like the preceding poem, it sings of an undersash that does not come undone. Where the preceding poem found the rumors true, this poem traces the reason to the beloved's lack of longing.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Musubiokishi," means "that I tied," drawing on the custom of lovers tying each other's undersashes at parting.
The second line, "waga shitahimo no," means "my undersash," the same word as "shitahimo no" in the third line of the preceding poem.
The third line, "ima made ni," means "until now."
The fourth line, "tokenu wa hito no," means "that it does not come undone is because that person," answering "tokenu ni" in the fourth line of the preceding poem.
The last line, "koinu narikeri," means "does not long for me, I now see," with "narikeri" expressing realization.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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