Hana no iro ni someshi tamoto no oshikereba koromo kae uki kyō ni mo aru kana - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

花の色に染めしたもとの惜しければ
衣替へ憂き今日にもあるかな

Roma-ji: Hana no iro ni someshi tamoto no oshikereba koromo kae uki kyō ni mo aru kana
English Translation: Since I so regret
the sleeves I dyed long ago
in the blossoms' hue,
how weary to change my robes
upon this very day.
Meaning: Because I cannot bear to part with sleeves dyed the color of blossoms, today, the day for changing robes, is a heavy one for me.
Commentary: Book Two Summer Poems 81

Headnote: "When the Reizei Retired Emperor, then Crown Prince, commanded that a hundred-poem sequence be presented"
On the day of the seasonal change of clothes, the poet regrets taking off robes dyed in the color of spring blossoms, and finds the change a reluctant task. The color of the robe holds the lingering trace of spring, and the poem expresses on the first day of summer a fondness for the spring that is passing. According to the headnote, it was composed when the future Emperor Reizei, then Crown Prince, ordered a hundred-poem sequence, and it belongs to what is known as the Shigeyuki Hundred-Poem Sequence.
Minamoto no Shigeyuki, of the Seiwa Genji line, was a poet of the mid-Heian period. He served the future Emperor Reizei as head of the Crown Prince's guards and later held a series of provincial posts. He is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets.

First line, "hana no iro ni," means "in the color of blossoms," referring to the spring robes worn before the change of clothes on the first day of the Fourth Month.
Second line, "someshi tamoto no," means "the sleeves that I dyed." The "shi" is the attributive of the past auxiliary "ki," showing that the robe was worn throughout spring.
Third line, "oshikereba," means "since they are dear to me," with "ba" marking an established condition that gives the reason for the second half.
Fourth line, "koromo kae uki," means "loath to change my robes." Whereas 79, two poems earlier, sang of the lightness of putting on thin summer robes, this poem sings of the regret of taking off the old ones, showing the change of clothes from both sides.
Final line, "kyō ni mo aru kana," refers to today, the very day of the change, with "kana" as an exclamatory particle.
Author: Minamoto no Shigeyuki
Source: Shui Wakashu
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