Ame yamanu noki no tamamizu kazu shirazu koishiki koto no masaru koro kana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

雨止まぬ軒の玉水数知らず
恋しきことのまさるころかな

Roma-ji: Ame yamanu noki no tamamizu kazu shirazu koishiki koto no masaru koro kana
English Translation: The rain that never stops,
the jewel-drops from the eaves,
beyond all counting—
so too my longing for you
grows these days ever more
Meaning: Like the drops falling from the eaves in rain that never stops, beyond all counting, my longing grows ever greater these days.
Commentary: Book Nine Love Poems I 578

Headnote: "Sent to someone."
The poet says that, like the drops falling beyond counting from the eaves in rain that never stops, his longing grows beyond counting these days. In the drops of unceasing rain, he overlays a longing that mounts without end.
537 in this book also sings of longing that increases with unceasing rain.
The poet, called "Kanemori," is Taira no Kanemori. A descendant of Emperor Kōkō, he is said to have been a son of Prince Atsuyuki. He served as Governor of Suruga, among other posts, and is one of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals. His "shinoburedo iro ni idenikeri waga koi wa" is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

The first line, "Ame yamanu," means "where the rain never stops."
The second line, "noki no tamamizu," means "the jewel-like drops falling from the eaves," and the first two lines lead to "kazu shirazu" in the third line.
The third line, "kazu shirazu," means "beyond counting."
The fourth line, "koishiki koto no," means "my longing."
The last line, "masaru koro kana," means "these days when it grows ever greater," singing, like "masaruran" in the fourth line of 537 in this book, of longing that increases with the rain.
Author: Taira no Kanemori
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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