Yo no naka ni ureshiki mono wa omoudochi hana mite sugusu kokoro narikeri - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

世の中にうれしき物は思ふどち
花見て過ぐす心なりけり

Roma-ji: Yo no naka ni ureshiki mono wa omoudochi hana mite sugusu kokoro narikeri
English Translation: In all the world, what
brings the greatest joy of all
is, with friends of one heart,
to spend the time viewing blossoms,
that very feeling, I find.
Meaning: The most joyful thing in the world, I find, is the feeling of spending time viewing blossoms with friends who share one's heart.
Commentary: Book Sixteen Miscellaneous Spring Poems 1047

Headnote: "For a three-foot screen in the reign of Retired Emperor En'yū, at a scene of people gathered beneath a flowering tree"
The poet says that the most joyful thing in the world is the feeling of spending time viewing blossoms with like-minded friends. The headnote shows it was written for a three-foot screen in the reign of Emperor En'yū, at a scene of people gathered beneath a flowering tree. It plainly declares the joy of enjoying blossoms with close companions. It is a poem for the same screen as 1014 in this book, and it sings of a joy opposite to the loneliness of viewing blossoms alone in 1039.
The author, written as "Kanemori," is Taira no Kanemori. A son of Prince Atsuyuki, of the line of Emperor Kōkō, he left the imperial family and took the name Taira. He is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets and is known for his poem "shinoburedo" in the Hyakunin Isshu, with which he competed against Mibu no Tadami at the Tentoku Palace Poetry Contest.

First line, "yo no naka ni," means "in all the world."
Second line, "ureshiki mono wa," means "the thing that brings joy," with the answer given in the final line.
Third line, "omoudochi," means "friends of one heart," in contrast with the fourth line of 1039 in this book, "hitori mimauki."
Fourth line, "hana mite sugusu," means "to pass the time viewing blossoms."
Final line, "kokoro narikeri," means "is that very heart," with "keri" expressing a sigh of realization.
Author: Taira no Kanemori
Source: Shui Wakashu
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