Iro ni idete koisu chō na zo tachinubeki namida ni somuru sode no kokereba - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

色に出でて恋すてふ名ぞ立ちぬべき
涙に染むる袖の濃ければ

Roma-ji: Iro ni idete koisu chō na zo tachinubeki namida ni somuru sode no kokereba
English Translation: Showing in my color,
the rumor that I am in love
is bound to rise,
for the sleeves I dye with tears
have grown so deep a hue
Meaning: The rumor that I am in love is sure to spread, showing in my color, for the sleeves I dye with tears have turned so deep a shade.
Commentary: Book Nine Love Poems I 580

Headnote: "Sent to someone."
The poet says that the rumor that he is in love is sure to spread, for the sleeves he dyes with tears have turned so deep a shade. He fears that the love he has hidden will become known through sleeves dyed deep by crimson tears.
The poems from the next one through 583 also stand under the headnote "sent to someone," so that love poems sent to another continue.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Iro ni idete," has an extra syllable and means "showing outwardly."
The second line, "koisu chō na zo," means "the rumor that I am in love," with "zo" an emphatic particle.
The third line, "tachinubeki," means "is sure to rise," closing in the attributive form in answer to "zo" in the second line. The poem pauses here.
The fourth line, "namida ni somuru," means "that I dye with tears," suggesting crimson tears.
The last line, "sode no kokereba," means "since my sleeves are so deep in color," giving the reason for the third line in inverted order. "Koshi," deep in color, is an associated word with "iro," color, in the first line.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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