Harukaze wa hana no naki ma ni fukihatene sakinaba omoi nakute miru beku - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

春風は花のなき間に吹きはてね
咲きなば思ひなくて見るべく

Roma-ji: Harukaze wa hana no naki ma ni fukihatene sakinaba omoi nakute miru beku
English Translation: O wind of the spring,
blow yourself out while as yet
there are no blossoms,
so that, once they come to bloom,
I may gaze free of all care.
Meaning: Spring wind, blow yourself out while there are still no blossoms, so that once they bloom I can gaze at them without a care.
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Spring Poems 1035

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet bids the spring wind blow itself out while there are still no blossoms, so that when they bloom he can look on them without worry. Fearing the wind that scatters blossoms, he wishes it would exhaust itself before they open, showing how deeply he cherishes them. Following the preceding poem, 1034, it sings of a heart facing blossoms yet to open.

First line, "harukaze wa," means "the spring wind."
Second line, "hana no naki ma ni," means "while there are no blossoms," sharing the word "ma" with the fourth line of the preceding poem, 1034, "mada sakanu ma wa."
Third line, "fukihatene," means "blow yourself out," with "ne" the imperative of the perfective auxiliary "nu." The poem breaks after this third line.
Fourth line, "sakinaba omoi," means "once they bloom, worry," with "na" the irrealis of the perfective "nu" and "ba" expressing supposition.
Final line, "nakute miru beku," means "so that I may look without it," with "beku" the continuative of "beshi" expressing possibility. The lower verse adds the purpose of the wish in the third line.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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