Wakarete wa awamu awaji zo sadame naki kono yūgure ya kagiri naru ran - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

別れては逢はむ逢はじぞ定めなき
この夕暮れや限りなるらん

Roma-ji: Wakarete wa awamu awaji zo sadame naki kono yūgure ya kagiri naru ran
English Translation: Once we have parted,
whether we will meet or not
is never certain;
will this evening twilight be
the very last we share?
Meaning: Once we part, whether we will meet again or not is never certain. Will this evening be our last?
Commentary: Book Six Parting Poems 312

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet fears that once they part it is uncertain whether they will meet again, and wonders whether this evening will be the last time. Onto the parting for a journey the poem lays the uncertainty of this world and the frailty of life.

First line, "wakarete wa," means "once we have parted."
Second line, "awamu awaji zo," means "whether we will meet or not," pairing "mu" and "ji" to express uncertainty, strengthened by the particle "zo."
Third line, "sadame naki," means "is never certain," resolving "zo" in its attributive form. The poem pauses here.
Fourth line, "kono yūgure ya," means "this evening," with "ya" a questioning particle.
Final line, "kagiri naru ran," means "will it be the last," with "ya" resolved by the attributive "ran." 315 of this book also ends with the same "kagiri naru ran," fearing that a meeting at Ōsaka may be the last.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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