Ie o izuru hito to shi kikeba kari no yado kokoro tomu na to omou bakari zo

家を出づる人とし聞けばかりの宿
心とむなと思ふばかりぞ

Roma-ji: Ie o izuru hito to shi kikeba kari no yado kokoro tomu na to omou bakari zo
English Translation: Since I hear that you
are one who has left your home,
on a passing inn
do not let your heart linger,
that is all that I have thought.
Meaning: Since I hear you are one who has left home and the world behind, I only thought you should not let your heart linger on a mere passing lodging.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 753

Headnote: "Reply"
This is the reply of the mistress of the house at Eguchi. The Sankashū gives no name, but the Shinkokinshū attributes it to Tae, a courtesan. Hearing that you are one who has left home and the world, I only thought you should not let your heart linger on a passing lodging, she says, turning the refusal into concern for a monk's vows. 'Kari no yado' answers the preceding 'kari no yadori.'

First line, “ie o izuru”: to leave home, that is, to take vows; a line of six syllables.
Second line, “hito to shi kikeba”: shi is emphatic; since I hear you are such a one.
Third line, “kari no yado”: kari is a pivot word joining passing and borrowing, taking up the fourth line of the preceding poem.
Fourth line, “kokoro tomu na to”: na prohibits, do not let your heart linger.
Fifth line, “omou bakari zo”: zo is emphatic; that is all I thought.
Author: Tae, courtesan of Eguchi (per the Shinkokinshū)
Source: Sankashu
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