Oyami sezu ame sae fureba sawamizu no masaruran to mo omōyuru kana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

小止みせず雨さへ降れば沢水の
まさるらんとも思ほゆるかな

Roma-ji: Oyami sezu ame sae fureba sawamizu no masaruran to mo omōyuru kana
English Translation: Without any pause
the rain comes falling, too,
and so I feel
the water in the marshes
must be rising ever higher
Meaning: Since the rain falls on without a pause, I cannot help feeling that the water in the marshes must be rising higher and higher.
Commentary: Book Nine Love Poems I 537

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that since the rain falls on without pause, he cannot help feeling that the water in the marshes must be rising. In the marsh water swollen by unceasing rain, he overlays the thoughts of love that mount along with his tears.
Placed among the love poems, it entrusts tears and longing to the rain and the marsh water. 578 in this book also sings of longing that grows with rain that never stops.
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, "Oyami sezu," means "without the least pause."
In the second line, "sae" is additive: "since even the rain falls, on top of my tears."
The third line, "sawamizu no," means "the water of the marshes."
The fourth line, "masaruran to mo," means "that it must be rising," overlaying the rising water with mounting longing.
The last line, "omōyuru kana," means "so I cannot help but feel," with "kana" an exclamatory particle.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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