Ware koso wa nikuku mo arame waga yado no hanami ni dani mo kimi ga kimasanu - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

我こそは憎くもあらめ我が宿の
花見にだにも君が来まさぬ

Roma-ji: Ware koso wa nikuku mo arame waga yado no hanami ni dani mo kimi ga kimasanu
English Translation: Though it may be true
that I am hateful to you,
to my garden's flowers,
not even to view them,
will you come to see me now?
Meaning: I may well be hateful to you, but will you not come even to view the blossoms at my house?
Commentary: Book Nineteen Miscellaneous Love Poems 1261

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet says that she may well be hateful, yet the beloved does not come even to view the blossoms at her house. Granting that she may be disliked, she reproaches one who has stopped coming altogether, when he might at least have come for the flowers.
The author, Ise, was a daughter of Fujiwara no Tsugukage, Governor of Ise, and served Onshi, empress of Emperor Uda. She is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets and is known for her poem "Naniwagata" in the Hyakunin Isshu.

First line, "ware koso wa," means "I indeed," with the binding particle "koso" resolved by "me" in the second line.
Second line, "nikuku mo arame," means "may well be hateful," with "me" the perfective form of the conjectural "mu." "Koso ... me" becomes concessive and runs on.
Third line, "waga yado no," means "of my house."
Fourth line, "hanami ni dani mo," means "not even to view the blossoms," with "dani" a particle that names a lesser thing to imply the greater.
Final line, "kimi ga kimasanu," means "you do not come," with "masu" an honorific auxiliary and "nu" the attributive form of the negative "zu," left hanging with a sigh.
Author: Ise
Source: Shui Wakashu
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