Yo no naka o shirazu nagara mo Tsu no kuni no Naniwa tachinuru mono ni zo arikeru - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

世の中を知らずながらも津の国の
なには立ちぬるものにぞありける

Roma-ji: Yo no naka o shirazu nagara mo Tsu no kuni no Naniwa tachinuru mono ni zo arikeru
English Translation: Knowing nothing yet
of the ways of man and woman,
still, as in Tsu's land
Naniwa, a name will rise—
that, I see, is how it is
Meaning: Even knowing nothing yet of love between man and woman, a name rises, like Naniwa in the land of Tsu—that, I see, is the way of things.
Commentary: Book Seventeen Miscellaneous Poems III 1201

Headnote: "When rumors arose about him and someone's daughter."
The poet says that even without knowing love between man and woman, a name rises like Naniwa in the land of Tsu. Joining "Naniwa" and "na ni wa," as for the name, he laments the rumor that arose though nothing had happened.
According to the headnote, it was composed when rumors arose about him and someone's daughter. From this poem on, the book gathers poems lamenting groundless rumors.
The poet is anonymous and the name is not known.

The first line, "Yo no naka o," means "the ways of man and woman."
The second line, "shirazu nagara mo," means "even without knowing," since no vow has yet been made.
The third line, "Tsu no kuni no," means "of the land of Tsu," leading to Naniwa in the fourth line.
The fourth line, "Naniwa tachinuru," is a pivot word joining the place name Naniwa with "na ni wa," as for the name: a name will rise.
The last line, "mono ni zo arikeru," means "is how it is, I see," with "zo" closed by the attributive "keru." It shares its last line with 1197 of this book.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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