Uramiji to omou ware sae tsuraki kana towade suginuru kokorozuyosa o

恨みじと思ふ我さへつらきかな
訪はで過ぎぬる心強さを

Roma-ji: Uramiji to omou ware sae tsuraki kana towade suginuru kokorozuyosa o
English Translation: Even I, who think
I will bear her no ill will,
find it hard to bear—
the strength of a heart that lets
the days pass without a call.
Meaning: Even I, who resolve to bear no grudge, find it painful—the strong heart of one who lets the days go by without a visit.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1306

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
Even I, who mean not to resent her, find it painful, the poet says: the hard heart of one who lets the days pass without visiting.
Even one resolved not to resent feels the other's coldness, singing of patience at its limit. Kokorozuyosa, "strength of heart," ironically names a stubborn coldness unmoved by feeling.

First line, “uramiji to”: ji is negative volition, "that I will not resent."
Second line, “omou ware sae”: sae adds, "even I who think so."
Third line, “tsuraki kana”: kana is exclamatory; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “towade suginuru”: de is a negative conjunction, "passing without visiting."
Fifth line, “kokorozuyosa o”: hardness of heart, the inversion naming what pains him.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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