Omoe tada kyō no wakare no kanashisa ni sugata o kaete shinobu kokoro o

思へただ今日の別れの悲しさに
姿を変へて偲ぶ心を

Roma-ji: Omoe tada kyō no wakare no kanashisa ni sugata o kaete shinobu kokoro o
English Translation: Only think of it,
in my sorrow at this day's
parting, I have changed
my form, and with this heart
I remember him still.
Meaning: Only think of it: in my sorrow at today's parting I have changed my form, to remember him with all my heart.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 814

Headnote: "Reply / That very day, after changing his appearance, he sent this reply, which was very moving"
This is Noritsuna's reply. A note adds that he took vows that same day and changed his appearance, and then replied in this way, which seemed very moving. Only think of my heart, which in sorrow at today's parting has changed its form to remember him, he writes, telling how grief at losing his master led him to take vows.

First line, “omoe tada”: only think of it, a call in the imperative; the poem breaks here.
Second line, “kyō no wakare no”: taking up today and parting from the preceding poem.
Third line, “kanashisa ni”: in the sorrow of it.
Fourth line, “sugata o kaete”: changing my form to that of a monk.
Fifth line, “shinobu kokoro o”: the heart that remembers him, taking up 'shinoban' and inverted to follow the first line.
Author: Noritsuna
Source: Sankashu
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