Kiezu nomi moyuru omoi wa tōkeredo mi mo kogarenuru mono ni zo arikeru - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

消えずのみ燃ゆるおもひは遠けれど
身もこがれぬるものにぞありける

Roma-ji: Kiezu nomi moyuru omoi wa tōkeredo mi mo kogarenuru mono ni zo arikeru
English Translation: The fire of your love,
burning on and never quenched,
though it is far off,
even this body of mine
is scorched by it, I have found
Meaning: That fire of your longing, burning without ever dying out, is far away from me—and yet I find that my body, too, is scorched by it.
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems V 990

Headnote: "Reply."
The woman says that though the fire of his longing, burning without dying out, is far away, her own body is scorched by it. Taking up the burning love of the preceding poem, she shows a heart that answers his, saying that even a distant fire scorches her.
It is the reply to the preceding poem, 989. Taking up "kiyuru" and "moe" as "kiezu" and "moyuru," it carries on the fire words. The last line closes on "mono ni zo arikeru," as do 899, 913 and 928 in this book.
The poet is listed as anonymous, and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Kiezu nomi," means "never dying out," taking up "kiyuru ma mo naku" in the preceding poem.
The second line, "moyuru omoi wa," means "the burning fire of longing," with "hi" in "omoi" joining "hi," fire.
The third line, "tōkeredo," means "though it is far," with "do" an adversative conjunctive particle.
The fourth line, "mi mo kogarenuru," means "my body too is scorched," overlaying being scorched by fire and burning with love.
The last line, "mono ni zo arikeru," means "so I have found," with "zo" an emphatic binding particle closed by the attributive "keru."
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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