Ayaniku ni hitome mo shiranu namida kana taenu kokoro ni shinobu kai naku

あやにくに人目も知らぬ涙かな
堪へぬ心に忍ぶかひなく

Roma-ji: Ayaniku ni hitome mo shiranu namida kana taenu kokoro ni shinobu kai naku
English Translation: How spitefully they
take no heed of others' eyes,
these tears that I shed—
my heart cannot hold them back,
my hiding all in vain.
Meaning: How spitefully my tears pay no heed to others' eyes; my heart cannot bear it, and all my effort to hide is in vain.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1273

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
How spitefully my tears flow without regard for others' eyes, the poet says; with a heart that cannot endure, all my hiding is in vain.
He resents tears that flow even before others, against his will to hide his love. Like the preceding poem, it takes love's tears as its theme.

First line, “ayaniku ni”: spitefully, unfortunately.
Second line, “hitome mo shiranu”: heedless of others' eyes.
Third line, “namida kana”: kana is exclamatory; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “taenu kokoro ni”: with a heart that cannot endure.
Fifth line, “shinobu kai naku”: my hiding to no avail, the inversion giving the lament.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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