Sadamenashi kaze wazurawanu ori dani mo mata kon koto o tanomu beki yo ka

定めなし風煩はぬ折だにも
またこんことを頼むべき世か

Roma-ji: Sadamenashi kaze wazurawanu ori dani mo mata kon koto o tanomu beki yo ka
English Translation: Nothing is certain;
even when not suffering
from a cold, is this
a world where one can count on
coming back once more?
Meaning: Nothing is certain. Even when not ill with a cold, is this a world where one can count on coming back again?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 924

Headnote: "When, ill with a cold, I was returning to my mountain temple, people came to see me off, saying, 'When you are better, come again soon,' and thinking of each one's kindness / There were replies too, but those I did not hear of I have not written down"
When Saigyō, ill with a cold, was returning to his mountain temple, people came to see him and said, come again soon when you are better, and thinking of each one's kindness he composed these; five poems run from here to 928. A note adds that there were replies too, but those he did not hear of are not written. Nothing is certain; even when not ill, can one count on coming again in this world? he asks.

First line, “sadamenashi”: nothing is certain; the poem breaks here.
Second line, “kaze wazurawanu”: not ill with a cold.
Third line, “ori dani mo”: dani is even; even at such times.
Fourth line, “mata kon koto o”: coming again, taking up 'come again soon' in the headnote.
Fifth line, “tanomu beki yo ka”: ka is rhetorical; is this a world one can count on?
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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