Kimi shitau kokoro no uchi wa chigomekite namida moroku mo naru waga mi kana

君慕ふ心のうちは稚児めきて
涙もろくもなる我が身かな

Roma-ji: Kimi shitau kokoro no uchi wa chigomekite namida moroku mo naru waga mi kana
English Translation: The heart within me
that so longs for you has grown
like a little child's,
and how easily now I weep,
this foolish self of mine.
Meaning: My heart, longing for you, has grown like a little child's, and I have become one who weeps so easily.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1321

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
The heart that longs for you has become like a little child's, and I weep so easily now, the poet says.
Taking up "childish" from the preceding poem, it sings of becoming as quick to tears as a child because of love, frankly expressing love's power to strip away adult judgment.

First line, “kimi shitau”: longing for you.
Second line, “kokoro no uchi wa”: within my heart.
Third line, “chigomekite”: becoming childlike, echoing osanabite in the preceding poem.
Fourth line, “namida moroku mo”: easily moved to tears.
Fifth line, “naru waga mi kana”: kana is exclamatory.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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