Hi ni soete urami wa itodo ōumi no yutaka narikeru waga omoi kana

日に添へてうらみはいとど大海の
ゆたかなりける我が思ひかな

Roma-ji: Hi ni soete urami wa itodo ōumi no yutaka narikeru waga omoi kana
English Translation: As the days go by,
resentment, like the bay, grows
like the great sea,
so abundant has it grown,
this deep feeling that is mine!
Meaning: As the days go by my resentment swells ever greater, and my feelings have grown as abundant as the great sea.
Commentary: Love Poems 683

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Love"
With each passing day, the poet's resentment toward the beloved swells ever deeper and fuller, like the great sea. Urami joins resentment with ura-mi, looking at the bay, and the vastness of the resentment is expressed through the great sea. Using yutaka, abundant, a word that is usually welcome, for resentment gives the lament an ironic edge.

First line, “hi ni soete”: as the days go by.
Second line, “urami wa itodo”: urami is a pivot word joining resentment with ura-mi, looking at the bay, associated with the sea; itodo is all the more.
Third line, “ōumi no”: like the great sea, a figure for the vastness of resentment.
Fourth line, “yutaka narikeru”: yutaka is brimming and abundant, associated with the sea.
Fifth line, “waga omoi kana”: kana is exclamatory, lamenting the poet's overflowing feelings.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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