Omoitsutsu mada iisomenu waga koi o onaji kokoro ni shirasete shigana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

思ひつつまだ言ひそめぬわが恋を
同じ心に知らせてしがな

Roma-ji: Omoitsutsu mada iisomenu waga koi o onaji kokoro ni shirasete shigana
English Translation: Longing all the while,
I have not yet begun to speak
of this love of mine—
with the very heart I feel
I would have you know it
Meaning: Longing all the while, I have not yet begun to speak of my love; how I wish I could make you know it with the same heart that I feel.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Love Poems VI 1012

Headnote: "Sent to someone for the first time."
The poet wishes that the love he has long felt but not yet spoken might be known to the other with the same heart. He hopes that, before it is put into words, the beloved might sense the feeling and share it.
According to the headnote, it was the first love letter he sent. Though it is a first letter, he writes "mada iisomenu," not yet begun to speak, showing that words cannot keep pace with the depth of his feeling. 1021 in this book also opens with "omoitsutsu."
The poet is listed as anonymous, and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Omoitsutsu," means "longing all the while," with "tsutsu" a conjunctive particle of repetition and continuation. It is the same as the first line of 1021 in this book.
The second line, "mada iisomenu," means "not yet begun to speak," with "somu" meaning to begin.
The third line, "waga koi o," means "my love."
The fourth line, "onaji kokoro ni," means "with the same heart as mine," wishing that the other might feel the same.
The last line, "shirasete shigana," means "how I wish I could let you know," with "teshigana" a final particle expressing one's own wish.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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