Chikawareshi kamo no kawara ni koma tomete shibashi mizu kae kage o dani mimu - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

誓はれし賀茂の河原に駒とめて
しばし水飼へ影をだに見む

Roma-ji: Chikawareshi kamo no kawara ni koma tomete shibashi mizu kae kage o dani mimu
English Translation: At Kamo's riverbank
where once you swore your vows to me,
rein in your horse—
let it drink a little while,
so I may see at least your form
Meaning: Here on the bank of the Kamo River, where you once swore your vows, rein in your horse and let it drink a while, so that I may at least see your form.
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Poems II 1129

Headnote: "When I had gone out to the riverbank for a purification, and the Minister also came out and was there."
The poet asks the minister to rein in his horse on the Kamo riverbank where vows were once sworn and let it drink a while, so that she may at least see his form. To the minister who happened to be at the purification, she recalls the old vow and pleads to see him, if only for a glance.
According to the headnote, she had gone out to the riverbank for a purification, and the Minister also came out and was there. The Minister is thought to be Atsutada's father, Fujiwara no Tokihira. The lower lines match the Kokinshu song for sacred dance, "Sasa no kuma hinokumagawa ni koma tomete shibashi mizu kae kage o dani mimu," borrowing the old poem's lines as they stand to convey her feeling.
The poet, "the mother of Lord Atsutada," is a daughter of Ariwara no Muneyana. This follows the Kugyō Bunin; she was a granddaughter of Ariwara no Narihira and bore Atsutada to Fujiwara no Tokihira. The Sonpi Bunmyaku records a different account naming her Renshi, daughter of Prince Motoyasu.

The first line, "Chikawareshi," means "where vows were sworn," with "re" the continuative of the honorific or passive "ru" and "shi" the attributive of the past "ki." It suggests a vow sworn by the god of Kamo.
The second line, "kamo no kawara ni," means "on the bank of the Kamo River," the place of the purification.
The third line, "koma tomete," means "reining in your horse."
The fourth line, "shibashi mizu kae," means "let it drink a while," with "kae" an imperative. It is the same line as in the old Kokinshu poem.
The last line, "kage o dani mimu," means "so I may see at least your form," with "dani" a minimal wish and "mu" intention. It also carries the sense of seeing his reflection in the water.
Author: Daughter of Ariwara no Muneyana
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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