Koto zo to mo kiki dani wakazu warinaku mo hito no ikaru ka nige ya shinamashi - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

ことぞとも聞きだに分かずわりなくも
人のいかるかにげやしなまし

Roma-ji: Koto zo to mo kiki dani wakazu warinaku mo hito no ikaru ka nige ya shinamashi
English Translation: Without even trying
to hear what the matter is,
so unreasonably
is someone angry with me?
Perhaps I had best run off.
Meaning: Without even trying to hear what the matter is, is someone so unreasonably angry with me? Perhaps I had better run away.
Commentary: Book Seven Names of Things 420

Headnote: "Ikaruganige (ikaruganige)"
The poet says that if someone is going to be so unreasonably angry without even hearing what the matter is, perhaps he had better run away. Jesting about his bewilderment before someone unjustly angry, the poem hides the name "ikaruganige" given in the headnote in the run of sounds "ikaru ka nige" from the fourth to the final line. The headnote names the thing hidden in the poem.
The author, written as Mitsune, is Ōshikōchi no Mitsune. One of the compilers of the Kokinshū, he is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets.

First line, "koto zo to mo," means "what the matter is."
Second line, "kiki dani wakazu," means "without even listening," with "dani" meaning "even."
Third line, "warinaku mo," means "so unreasonably."
Fourth line, "hito no ikaru ka," means "is someone angry," with "ka" expressing a question. With "nige" at the start of the final line, it hides the name "ikaruganige."
Final line, "nige ya shinamashi," means "perhaps I should run away," with "ya" questioning and "mashi" expressing hesitant intention.
Author: Oshikochi no Mitsune
Source: Shui Wakashu
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