Wasureji to koto ni musubite wakarureba aimimu made wa omoimidaru na - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

忘れじと言に結びて別るれば
逢ひ見むまでは思ひ乱るな

Roma-ji: Wasureji to koto ni musubite wakarureba aimimu made wa omoimidaru na
English Translation: "I will not forget"—
having bound it fast in words,
since we part this way,
until we meet again
do not let your heart be tangled
Meaning: Since we part having bound ourselves with the words "I will not forget," do not let your heart be tangled with worry until we meet again.
Commentary: Book Nineteen Parting Poems 1349

Headnote: "Sent to a woman when he was going to a distant place."
The poet says that since they part having bound their promise not to forget in words, she should not be troubled until they meet again. Leaving for a distant place, he consoles the woman: since they part with a pledge never to forget, she should wait with an untroubled heart until their reunion.
According to the headnote, he sent this to a woman when he was going to a distant place.
The poet, Ki no Tsurayuki, given in the text as "Tsurayuki," was a son of Ki no Mochiyuki and the chief compiler of the Kokinshu, for which he wrote the Japanese preface. He is also known as the author of the Tosa Diary, and the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu includes his poem "Hito wa isa kokoro mo shirazu furusato wa."

The first line, "Wasureji to," means "I will not forget," with "ji" negative intention.
The second line, "koto ni musubite," means "binding it in words."
The third line, "wakarureba," means "since we part," with "ba" giving the cause.
The fourth line, "aimimu made wa," means "until we meet again."
The last line, "omoimidaru na," means "do not be tangled in thought," with "na" a prohibition. "Bind" and "tangle" are associated words drawn from thread or cord.
Author: Ki no Tsurayuki
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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