Yo no naka wa isa tomo isa ya kaze no oto wa aki ni aki sou kokochi koso sure - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

世の中はいさともいさや風の音は
あきにあき添ふ心地こそすれ

Roma-ji: Yo no naka wa isa tomo isa ya kaze no oto wa aki ni aki sou kokochi koso sure
English Translation: This bond of ours,
well, who knows, who knows?
The sound of the wind
makes me feel as if autumn
on autumn, weariness grows.
Meaning: As for our bond, who knows, who knows? The sound of the wind makes me feel as if autumn were piled on autumn, weariness heaped on weariness.
Commentary: Book Nineteen Miscellaneous Love Poems 1238

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet says that who can tell how the bond stands, yet the sound of the wind makes it feel as if autumn were piled on autumn. Pivoting on "aki," autumn and weariness, it sings of the unease of sensing, in the sound of the piercing autumn wind, the other's weariness of the poet growing ever greater.

First line, "yo no naka wa," means "the bond between us."
Second line, "isa tomo isa ya," means "well, who knows," repeating "isa" to strengthen the sense of not knowing. The poem breaks after this second line.
Third line, "kaze no oto wa," means "the sound of the wind," a hypermetric line of six syllables.
Fourth line, "aki ni aki sou," is a pivot word: "aki" means the season "autumn" and "weariness" of heart. It layers autumn piled on autumn with weariness added to weariness.
Final line, "kokochi koso sure," means "such is my feeling," with the binding particle "koso" resolved by "sure," the perfective form of the verb "su."
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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