Ima made mo kiede aritsuru tsuyu no mi wa okubeki yado no areba narikeri - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

今までも消えでありつる露の身は
置くべき宿のあればなりけり

Roma-ji: Ima made mo kiede aritsuru tsuyu no mi wa okubeki yado no areba narikeri
English Translation: Until now, at least,
I have lived on, not vanished,
I, a drop of dew—
it is because there was
a dwelling where I might rest
Meaning: That I, frail as the dew, have not vanished until now is only because there was a dwelling where I might settle—because there was you.
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems V 922

Headnote: "Sent by a man who had fallen ill and had not visited for a long time."
The poet says that he, a body as frail as dew, has not vanished until now only because there was a dwelling where he might settle. Likening himself, near death from illness, to dew, he tells her that he lived on because of her, his dwelling.
According to the headnote, a man fell ill and did not visit the woman for a long time, and afterwards sent this poem. Her reply follows in the next poem, 923, taking up the words dew and dwelling.
The poet is listed as anonymous, and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Ima made mo," means "until now."
The second line, "kiede aritsuru," means "have remained without vanishing," with "de" a negative conjunctive particle, meaning he survived his illness.
The third line, "tsuyu no mi wa," means "I, as frail as the dew," related to "kie," vanishing, in the second line.
The fourth line, "okubeki yado no," means "a dwelling where I should settle," overlaying dew settling with his finding shelter, and standing for the woman.
The last line, "areba narikeri," means "it was because there was," with "keri" expressing realization.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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