Yo no naka ni kotonaru koto wa arazu tomo tomi wa hatashitemu inochi nagaku wa - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

世の中に異なる事はあらずとも
とみはたしてむ命長くは

Roma-ji: Yo no naka ni kotonaru koto wa arazu tomo tomi wa hatashitemu inochi nagaku wa
English Translation: Though in this world
nothing out of the ordinary
should come to pass,
wealth, I'm sure, will be attained,
if only your life is long.
Meaning: Though nothing out of the ordinary may come about in this world, if only life is long, wealth will surely be won.
Commentary: Book Eighteen Miscellaneous Congratulatory Poems 1178

Headnote: "When a child named Tomihata held the trouser-donning ceremony"
The poet says that though nothing out of the ordinary may happen in the world, if only life is long, wealth will surely be attained. The headnote shows it was composed for the trouser-donning of a child named Tomihata. Working the phrase "tomi wa hatashi," wealth will be won, into the child's name, Tomihata, it celebrates a long life and the winning of wealth, in keeping with a name that wishes for long life and fortune. It closes the congratulatory poems of the first half of this book, after which a group of linked verses follows.
The author, written as "Motosuke," is Kiyohara no Motosuke. The father of Sei Shōnagon, he took part in compiling the Gosenshū as one of the Five Men of the Pear Chamber. He is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets.

First line, "yo no naka ni," means "in this world."
Second line, "kotonaru koto wa," means "anything out of the ordinary," speaking of special advancement or good fortune.
Third line, "arazu tomo," means "even if there is none," with "tomo" expressing a concessive supposition.
Fourth line, "tomi wa hatashitemu," is a pivot word, laying "tomi wa hatashitemu," "wealth will surely be won," over the child's name, Tomihata. "Temu" expresses strong conjecture. The poem breaks after this fourth line, and the final line gives the condition in inverted order.
Final line, "inochi nagaku wa," means "if only life is long," celebrating long life as the first condition of all. It shares the celebration of long life with the third line of the opening poem of this book, 1159, "momotose no."
Author: Kiyohara no Motosuke
Source: Shui Wakashu
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