Ukeredomo kanashiki mono o hitaburu ni ware o ya hito no omoisutsuran - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

憂けれども悲しきものをひたぶるに
我をや人の思ひ捨つらん

Roma-ji: Ukeredomo kanashiki mono o hitaburu ni ware o ya hito no omoisutsuran
English Translation: Though bitter it is,
it is sorrow, too, and still—
wholeheartedly
will you, I wonder, cast me
out of your thoughts for good
Meaning: It is bitter, yet it is sorrow too—will you, I wonder, cast me wholly from your thoughts?
Commentary: Book Seventeen Miscellaneous Poems III 1203

Headnote: "Sent to the Gosechi Master around the time the former Crown Prince passed away."
The poet asks whether, though she is bitter and sorrowful, the other will cast her wholly from their thoughts. In her grief at losing her master, she voices her forlorn fear that even one who served the same prince will abandon her.
According to the headnote, she sent it to the Gosechi Master around the time the former Crown Prince died. The former Crown Prince is Prince Yasuakira, heir of Emperor Daigo, who died before he could reign. The Gosechi Master seems to be the one who taught the Gosechi dances. The next poem is the reply, and the two form an exchange.
The poet, Taifu, was a lady-in-waiting poet of the Gosenshu era and is said to have been a daughter of Minamoto no Tasuku.

The first line, "Ukeredomo," means "though bitter it is," with "domo" concessive.
The second line, "kanashiki mono o," means "it is sorrow too, and still," with "mono o" carrying a concessive feeling. It is taken up by the first line of the next poem, "Kanashiki mo."
The third line, "hitaburu ni," means "wholeheartedly, utterly."
The fourth line, "ware o ya hito no," means "will you, me," with the interrogative binding particle "ya."
The last line, "omoisutsuran," means "cast out of your thoughts, I wonder," closing the "ya" with the attributive "ran." It is answered by "omoisutsubeki" in the last line of the next poem.
Author: Taifu
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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