Amakudaru kami no shirushi no arinashi o tsurenaki hito no yukue nite min

天降る神のしるしのありなしを
つれなき人の行方にて見ん

Roma-ji: Amakudaru kami no shirushi no arinashi o tsurenaki hito no yukue nite min
English Translation: Whether the god who
descended from heaven shows
any sign or none,
by what comes of the one so cold
to me, that is how I'll see.
Meaning: Whether the god who came down from heaven grants any blessing or none, I will see by what becomes of the one who is so cold to me.
Commentary: Love Poems 615

Headnote: "At the same shrine, when the priests composed on the topic 'love prayed for to the gods'"
The headnote tells us this was composed at the same Kamo Shrine as the preceding poem, when the priests were writing on a topic of love. The character in the topic appears to be a miscopying of 'pray,' and the topic is taken to be love prayed for to the gods. The god of Kamo was said to have descended from heaven. The poet has prayed to that god for his love to be fulfilled, and resolves to see whether the prayer has any effect by what becomes of his cold beloved. Before the shrine's priests, he stakes the god's power on the outcome of his love.

First line, “amakudaru”: descending from heaven, the god of Kamo said to have come down from the skies.
Second line, “kami no shirushi no”: shirushi is the efficacy of a god's blessing, answering the topic.
Third line, “arinashi o”: whether or not there is any.
Fourth line, “tsurenaki hito no”: tsurenashi is cold, unresponsive to love.
Fifth line, “yukue nite min”: yukue is what will become of her, and n expresses intent: I will see by that.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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