Mi o mo itoi hito no tsurasa mo nagekarete omoi kazu aru koro ni mo aru kana

身をも厭ひ人のつらさも嘆かれて
思ひ数ある頃にもあるかな

Roma-ji: Mi o mo itoi hito no tsurasa mo nagekarete omoi kazu aru koro ni mo aru kana
English Translation: Loathing myself too,
and grieving as well at how
cold she is to me—
how many are my sorrows
in these days that now go by.
Meaning: Loathing myself and grieving at her coldness, how many are the sorrows that fill these days of mine.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1293

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
Loathing himself and grieving at the beloved's coldness, he has so many sorrows these days, the poet says.
Self-reproach and resentment of the other overlap in days of endless brooding. Self and other, loathing and grieving are paired to show the double suffering of a heart troubled by love.

First line, “mi o mo itoi”: loathing myself too; the line has an extra syllable.
Second line, “hito no tsurasa mo”: her coldness too.
Third line, “nagekarete”: re is spontaneous, "I cannot help grieving."
Fourth line, “omoi kazu aru”: with many sorrows.
Fifth line, “koro ni mo aru kana”: kana is exclamatory, "such are these days."
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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