Koishisa wa onaji kokoro ni arazu tomo koyoi no tsuki o kimi mizarame ya - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

恋しさは同じ心にあらずとも
今宵の月を君見ざらめや

Roma-ji: Koishisa wa onaji kokoro ni arazu tomo koyoi no tsuki o kimi mizarame ya
English Translation: Even though your heart
may not feel the same longing
that I feel for you,
could you fail to look upon
the moon that shines tonight?
Meaning: Even if your longing is not the same as mine, how could you not be gazing at tonight's moon?
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems III 787

Headnote: "Sent to a woman on a night when the moon was bright"
The poem says that even if the beloved does not share the same longing, surely she is looking at tonight's moon. The headnote shows it was sent to a woman on a night of bright moonlight. In both gazing at the same moon, it seeks a bond between two hearts set apart. The next poem, 788, is Nakatsukasa's reply to it.
The author, "Minamoto no Saneakira," is Minamoto no Saneakira, son of Minamoto no Kintada, who served as governor of Echigo and of Mutsu. He is one of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets and is known for his exchanges of love poems with Nakatsukasa.

First line, "koishisa wa," means "as for longing."
Second line, "onaji kokoro ni," means "in the same heart as mine."
Third line, "arazu tomo," means "even if it is not," with "tomo" a concessive supposition.
Fourth line, "koyoi no tsuki o," means "tonight's moon." Following "koyoi mo" in the fourth line of 786, it sings of tonight's moon.
Final line, "kimi mizarame ya," means "would you not see it? surely you will," with "ya" rhetorical.
Author: Minamoto no Saneakira
Source: Shui Wakashu
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