Kazukiideshi oki no mokuzu o wasurezu wa soko no mirume o ware ni karaseyo - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

かづき出でし沖のもくづを忘れずは
底のみるめを我に刈らせよ

Roma-ji: Kazukiideshi oki no mokuzu o wasurezu wa soko no mirume o ware ni karaseyo
English Translation: If you won't forget
the seaweed from the offing
that I dove to bring,
let me cut the miru weed
that grows deep on the sea floor
Meaning: If you will not forget the seaweed I dove for and brought up from the offing, then let me gather the miru weed from the sea floor—let me have the chance to see you.
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Poems II 1149

Headnote: "Reply."
The poet says that if she will not forget the seaweed brought up from the offing, she should let him cut the mirume weed from the sea floor. Taking up the seaweed figure of the preceding poem and letting "mirume" mean both the seaweed and a chance to meet, he playfully courts her, asking for a meeting in return for his kindness.
It is the reply to the page girl's poem before it.
The poet, "Lord Sukeomi," is the man who appears in the headnote of the preceding poem as a Chamberlain, but his family name and life are unknown.

The first line, "Kazukiideshi," means "that I dove and brought up," taking up "kazukiteshi" in the third line of the preceding poem.
The second line, "oki no mokuzu o," means "the seaweed of the offing," the same as the fourth line of the preceding poem.
The third line, "wasurezu wa," means "if you do not forget," answering "itsu ka wasuren" in the last line of the preceding poem.
The fourth line, "soko no mirume o," means "the mirume of the sea floor," with "mirume" joining the seaweed and "mirume," a chance to see one's love.
The last line, "ware ni karaseyo," means "let me cut it," with "yo" imperative, carrying his wish to be granted a meeting.
Author: Sukeomi
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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