Saranu dani moto no omoi no taenu mi ni nageki o hito no souru narikeri

さらぬだにもとの思ひの絶えぬ身に
嘆きを人の添ふるなりけり

Roma-ji: Saranu dani moto no omoi no taenu mi ni nageki o hito no souru narikeri
English Translation: Even otherwise,
a body never free
of its old sorrows—
and on top of that, I find,
she heaps still more grief on me.
Meaning: Even otherwise I am never free of my old sorrows, and on top of that she adds yet more grief.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1304

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
Even without this, I am never free of old sorrows, and yet she adds more grief, the poet says.
It sings of the pain of love's grief added to one already full of sorrows, such as the world's troubles. Saranu dani stresses new suffering piled upon old.

First line, “saranu dani”: even otherwise.
Second line, “moto no omoi no”: of former sorrows.
Third line, “taenu mi ni”: on a self never free of them.
Fourth line, “nageki o hito no”: grief, by her.
Fifth line, “souru narikeri”: keri marks realization, "she adds it."
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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