Arihemu to omoi mo kakenu yo no naka wa nakanaka mi o zo nagekazarikeru - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

在りへむと思ひもかけぬ世の中は
なかなか身をぞ嘆かざりける

Roma-ji: Arihemu to omoi mo kakenu yo no naka wa nakanaka mi o zo nagekazarikeru
English Translation: In this world where I
no longer even think
to live on and on,
all the more, my own sad lot
I have ceased now to lament.
Meaning: In this world where I no longer even think of living on, I find that, strangely, I have stopped lamenting my own fate.
Commentary: Book Fifteen Love Poems V 931

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The poem says that in this world where I no longer even think of living on, I have, on the contrary, ceased to lament my own lot. It sings of the twisted heart of one worn out by love, for whom letting go of life has made even the urge to lament one's fate fall away.

First line, "arihemu to," means "to live on," with "mu" expressing intention.
Second line, "omoi mo kakenu," means "never even thinking of."
Third line, "yo no naka wa," means "in this world." It carries on the same words as the third line of the preceding poem, 930, "yo no naka ni."
Fourth line, "nakanaka mi o zo," means "rather, my own self," with "nakanaka" meaning "on the contrary." The binding particle "zo" forms a kakari-musubi with the final line.
Final line, "nagekazarikeru," means "I have not lamented," with "keru," the attributive of the past auxiliary "keri" tinged with exclamation, concluding "zo" in the fourth line.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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