Kari ni tote kubekarikeri ya aki no no no hana miru hodo ni hi mo kurenubeshi - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

かりにとて来べかりけりや秋の野の
花見るほどに日も暮れぬべし

Roma-ji: Kari ni tote kubekarikeri ya aki no no no hana miru hodo ni hi mo kurenubeshi
English Translation: Was it right to come
just for a hunt, so briefly?
On the autumn fields,
while I gaze upon the flowers,
the day too will soon be done.
Meaning: Was it right to come here only for the hunt, meaning to stay but briefly? While I gaze at the flowers of the autumn fields, the day is sure to end.
Commentary: Book Three Autumn Poems 163

Headnote: "For a folding screen of the Kamo Priestess"
Though the poet came only briefly, for a hunt, he is so taken with the flowers of the autumn fields that the day seems about to end. The poem shows how the autumn flowers capture the heart so completely that the purpose of the hunt is forgotten. According to the headnote, it accompanied a folding screen belonging to the Kamo Priestess.

First line, "kari ni tote," is a pivot word in which "kari" means both hunting and "for a while." Poems using "kari" as a pivot word continue from here through 166.
Second line, "kubekarikeri ya," means "was it right to come," with "bekari" expressing what is proper and "ya" a question. The poem pauses here.
Third line, "aki no no no," refers to the fields where autumn flowers bloom.
Fourth line, "hana miru hodo ni," means "while I gaze at the flowers."
Final line, "hi mo kurenubeshi," means "the day too will surely end," with "nubeshi" expressing strong conjecture.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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