Koi suru wa kurushiki mono to shirasu beku hito o waga mi ni shibashi nasaba ya - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

恋するは苦しきものと知らすべく
人を我が身にしばしなさばや

Roma-ji: Koi suru wa kurushiki mono to shirasu beku hito o waga mi ni shibashi nasaba ya
English Translation: So that she might learn
how painful it is to love,
how I wish I could
for a while turn her into me
and let her feel what I feel.
Meaning: To let her know how painful it is to love, I wish I could make her into myself for a little while.
Commentary: Book Twelve Love Poems II 753

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The poem wishes that the poet could, for a while, change places with the beloved to make her know how painful it is to love. It expresses a heart mixed with resentment and longing, wanting a cold beloved to taste the same pain of love that one suffers.

First line, "koi suru wa," means "to love."
Second line, "kurushiki mono to," means "is a painful thing."
Third line, "shirasu beku," means "so as to make her know," with "beku" the continuative form of "beshi," expressing purpose.
Fourth line, "hito o waga mi ni," means "her, into myself."
Final line, "shibashi nasaba ya," means "I wish I could make for a while," with "ba ya" a final particle of one's own wish.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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