Omoiyaru kokoro ni taguu mi nari seba hitohi ni chitabi kimi wa mitemashi - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

思ひやる心に類ふ身なりせば
一日に千たび君は見てまし

Roma-ji: Omoiyaru kokoro ni taguu mi nari seba hitohi ni chitabi kimi wa mitemashi
English Translation: If only this self
could go along with my heart
that flies out to you,
a thousand times in a day
I would come and see you
Meaning: If only my body could go along with the heart that flies out to you, I would see you a thousand times a day.
Commentary: Book Ten Love Poems II 678

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that if his body could go along with the heart that flies to her, he would see her a thousand times a day. He expresses the frustration that while his heart ceaselessly travels to her, his body cannot follow, and they cannot meet.
Against "katatoki mo" in the preceding poem, 677, this poem sings of "a thousand times a day," expressing how constant his wish to meet is.
The poet, Ōe no Chifuru, was a son of Ōe no Otondo and a scholar who served as Doctor of Letters, among other posts.

The first line, "Omoiyaru," means "sending my thoughts to you far away."
The second line, "kokoro ni taguu," means "going along with my heart."
The third line, "mi nari seba," means "if I were a body that could," with "seba" setting a counterfactual condition.
The fourth line, "hitohi ni chitabi," means "a thousand times a day," contrasting with "katatoki mo" in the first line of the preceding poem.
The last line, "kimi wa mitemashi," means "I would have seen you," closing with the counterfactual "mashi" in answer to "seba" in the third line.
Author: Ōe no Chifuru
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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