Sore naranu koto mo arishi o wasurene to iishi bakari o mimi ni tomeken - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

それならぬこともありしを忘れねと
言ひしばかりを耳にとめけん

Roma-ji: Sore naranu koto mo arishi o wasurene to iishi bakari o mimi ni tomeken
English Translation: Other things there were
that I said to you as well,
yet "forget me now,"
those words, and those alone,
why did you keep them in your ears?
Meaning: I said other things as well, so why did you keep in your ears only my words, "forget me"?
Commentary: Book Nineteen Miscellaneous Love Poems 1263

Headnote: "When the Ichijō Regent was of low rank, he secretly courted a woman serving the Consort of the Shōkyōden; she told him never to visit her, and he sent word that they had exchanged vows"
The poet asks why he kept in his ears only her words "forget me," when she had said other things too. The headnote shows that when the Ichijō Regent, Fujiwara no Koretada, was still of low rank, he secretly courted a woman serving the Consort of the Shōkyōden; she told him never to visit, and when he sent word reminding her of their vows, she replied with this. Though it was she who pushed him away, she reproaches him for heeding only those words and drawing back, hinting that her true feelings lay elsewhere.
The author, Hon'in no Jijū, was a lady-in-waiting at court around the reign of Emperor Murakami who exchanged love poems with many young noblemen. She is one of the Thirty-Six Later Immortal Poets.

First line, "sore naranu," means "other than that."
Second line, "koto mo arishi o," means "though there were things I said," with "o" a concessive particle.
Third line, "wasurene to," means "that you should forget," with "ne" the imperative of the perfective "nu."
Fourth line, "iishi bakari o," means "only what I said," with "bakari" limiting.
Final line, "mimi ni tomeken," means "why did you keep it in your ears," with "ken" an auxiliary conjecturing a past cause.
Author: Hon'in no Jijū
Source: Shui Wakashu
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