Chiyo hemu to chigiriokiteshi himematsu no nezashisometeshi yado wa wasureji - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

千代経むと契りおきてし姫松の
根ざしそめてし宿は忘れじ

Roma-ji: Chiyo hemu to chigiriokiteshi himematsu no nezashisometeshi yado wa wasureji
English Translation: The little pine
we pledged would last
a thousand ages,
the house where it first took root,
I never will forget
Meaning: I will never forget the house where the little pine, pledged to live a thousand years, first began to put down roots.
Commentary: Book Eleven Love Poems III 792

Headnote: "Having taken someone with him to another's house to avoid an inauspicious direction, he sent this after returning."
The poet says he will never forget the house where the little pine, pledged to last a thousand years, first took root. He vows never to forget the house where they stayed to avoid an unlucky direction, as the place where their bond began to take root.
According to the headnote, he went with someone to another's house to avoid an inauspicious direction, and sent this poem after returning home.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Chiyo hemu to," means "that it would pass a thousand ages."
The second line, "chigiriokiteshi," means "as we pledged."
The third line, "himematsu no," means "the little pine," entrusting their long bond to a pine that lives a thousand years.
The fourth line, "nezashisometeshi," means "where it first took root," figuring the beginning of their relationship.
The last line, "yado wa wasureji," means "I will not forget the house," with "ji" expressing negative intention.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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