Iwamigata nani ka wa tsuraki tsurakaraba uramigatera ni kite mo miyo kashi - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

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Roma-ji: Iwamigata nani ka wa tsuraki tsurakaraba uramigatera ni kite mo miyo kashi
English Translation: Iwami's tidal flats,
why should anything be cruel?
If it's cruel to you,
come and view the bay and blame me,
come, and see me for yourself.
Meaning: Like Iwami's tidal flats, what is there to be so bitter about? If you feel bitter, then come, viewing the bay and venting your reproach, and see me for yourself.
Commentary: Book Nineteen Miscellaneous Love Poems 1262

Headnote: "When a woman who was keeping a ritual seclusion gave no answers, and the Ichijō Regent sent her the words "Iwamigata""
The poet asks what there is to be bitter about, and says that if he is bitter he should come and see, venting his reproach as he does. The headnote shows that when a woman in ritual seclusion gave no replies, the Ichijō Regent, Fujiwara no Koretada, sent her only the words "Iwamigata," and she composed this. His "Iwamigata" seems to have hinted at his bitterness at her silence, and taking up the word, she pivots through the tidal flats on "urami," viewing the bay and reproach, retorting that if he resents her he should come and visit.

First line, "Iwamigata," means "the tidal flats of Iwami," taking up Koretada's word in the headnote just as it was.
Second line, "nani ka wa tsuraki," means "what is there to be bitter about," with "ka wa" a rhetorical question. The poem breaks after this second line.
Third line, "tsurakaraba," means "if you are bitter," repeating "tsuraki" from the second line.
Fourth line, "uramigatera ni," is a pivot word: "urami" means "viewing the bay," through the tidal flats, and "reproach." "Gatera" means "while also."
Final line, "kite mo miyo kashi," means "come and see," with "kashi" a final particle pressing the point.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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