Ware bakari ware o omowamu hito mo gana sate mo ya uki to yo o kokoromin - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

我ばかり我を思はむ人もがな
さてもや憂きと世を試みん

Roma-ji: Ware bakari ware o omowamu hito mo gana sate mo ya uki to yo o kokoromin
English Translation: If only there were
one who'd love me as much as
I myself love;
then I would test the bond to see
if even so it brings pain.
Meaning: If only there were someone who loved me as much as I love—then I would put love to the test, to see whether even so it would be painful.
Commentary: Book Fifteen Love Poems V 995

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
The poem says: if only there were someone who loved me as much as I love; then I would test whether the bond between lovers is painful even so. It sings of the heart of one suffering an unrequited love, wishing that a love shared mutually might not be painful.

First line, "ware bakari," means "as much as I." It shares the words with the fourth line of 954 in this book, "ito ware bakari."
Second line, "ware o omowamu," means "who would love me," with "mu" an auxiliary of indirect expression. The first and second lines repeat "ware," I.
Third line, "hito mo gana," means "if only there were someone," with "mo gana" a final particle of wish. The poem breaks here.
Fourth line, "sate mo ya uki to," means "whether even so it is painful," with the binding particle "ya" forming a kakari-musubi with the final line.
Final line, "yo o kokoromin," means "I would test the bond," with "yo" the bond between man and woman and "n" the attributive of the volitional auxiliary, concluding "ya" in the fourth line.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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