Kuyashiki wa yoshinaki kimi ni naresomete itou miyako no shinobarenu beki

悔しきはよしなき君に馴れ初めて
厭ふ都の偲ばれぬべき

Roma-ji: Kuyashiki wa yoshinaki kimi ni naresomete itou miyako no shinobarenu beki
English Translation: What I regret is
that I came to know you well,
far above my place,
so that the capital I loathe
I will surely long for still.
Meaning: What I regret is that, having grown close to you, whom I had no right to approach, I will surely find myself longing for the very capital I mean to cast off.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 755

Headnote: "On behalf of a lady-in-waiting who served a certain princess, when she had resolved to leave the world and go far from the capital, and was offering a poem"
When a lady who served in a certain princess's household resolved to take vows and go far from the capital, Saigyō composed this in her place, to be presented to the princess. What I regret is that, having grown close to you, whom I had no right to approach, I will surely long for the very capital I mean to leave, he writes, expressing the depth of her attachment to her mistress.

First line, “kuyashiki wa”: what I regret.
Second line, “yoshinaki kimi ni”: yoshinashi is having no tie or means, the princess far above her.
Third line, “naresomete”: having begun to grow close.
Fourth line, “itou miyako no”: the capital I mean to cast off.
Fifth line, “shinobarenu beki”: nu beshi is surely will; closing in the attributive to answer 'kuyashiki wa.'
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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