Omoiwabi kimi ga tsuraki ni tachiyoraba ame mo hitome mo morasazaranan - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

思ひわび君がつらきに立ち寄らば
雨も人目ももらさざらなん

Roma-ji: Omoiwabi kimi ga tsuraki ni tachiyoraba ame mo hitome mo morasazaranan
English Translation: Worn out with longing,
if I stop at your cold door
in Katsuragi,
let neither rain nor watching eyes
come leaking through to us
Meaning: If, worn out with longing, I stop at your cold Katsuragi dwelling, let neither the rain nor any watching eye leak through.
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems V 953

Headnote: "Sent to Ukon."
The poet says that if, worn out with longing, he stops at her cold dwelling, he hopes neither rain nor watching eyes will leak through. Hiding the place name Katsuragi within "kimi ga tsuraki," he wishes that when he visits the unkind Ukon she will welcome him, keeping out both leaking rain and prying eyes.
According to the headnote, it was sent to Ukon. Katsuragi also appears in 985 and 986 in this book, together with the stone bridge of Kumeji.
The poet, listed as "the Minister of the Left," was Fujiwara no Saneyori. The eldest son of Fujiwara no Tadahira, he held the post of Minister of the Left when the Gosenshu was compiled and later rose to Regent and Chancellor.

The first line, "Omoiwabi," means "worn out with longing."
The second line, "kimi ga tsuraki ni," means "to your unkind place," with "tsuraki," unkind, continuing from the "ka" of "kimi ga" to hide the Yamato place name Katsuragi.
The third line, "tachiyoraba," means "if I stop by," with "ba" marking a supposition.
The fourth line, "ame mo hitome mo," means "neither rain nor watching eyes."
The last line, "morasazaranan," means "I wish you would not let them leak in," with "nan," a form of "namu," a final particle of desire directed at another.
Author: Fujiwara no Saneyori
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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