Natsu wa ōgi fuyu wa hioke ni mi o nashite tsurenaki hito ni yori mo tsukabaya - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

夏は扇冬は火桶に身をなして
つれなき人に寄りもつかばや

Roma-ji: Natsu wa ōgi fuyu wa hioke ni mi o nashite tsurenaki hito ni yori mo tsukabaya
English Translation: In summer a fan,
in winter a brazier, so
I would make myself,
and to that cold-hearted one
I would draw near and cling.
Meaning: In summer a fan, in winter a brazier: I would turn myself into these and draw close to that cold-hearted one.
Commentary: Book Eighteen Miscellaneous Congratulatory Poems 1187

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet wishes to become a fan in summer and a brazier in winter, so as to draw close to the cold-hearted one. If he could turn into a fan or a brazier, things drawn to a person's side in each season, even a cold partner would keep him close: it sings of the ache of unrequited love with a touch of humor.

First line, "natsu wa ōgi," means "in summer, a fan," the fan one cannot do without in summer.
Second line, "fuyu wa hioke ni," means "in winter, a brazier," pairing with the first line and speaking of the brazier people draw close to in winter.
Third line, "mi o nashite," means "making myself into."
Fourth line, "tsurenaki hito ni," means "to the cold-hearted one," the partner who will not return one's feelings.
Final line, "yori mo tsukabaya," means "I would draw near and cling," with "baya" a final particle of one's own wish. Since a fan is taken in hand and people draw close to a brazier, it entrusts to them the wish to be kept nearby.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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