Hito shirenu namida ni musebu yūgure wa hikikazukite zo uchifusarekeru

人知れぬ涙にむせぶ夕暮は
ひきかづきてぞうち伏されける

Roma-ji: Hito shirenu namida ni musebu yūgure wa hikikazukite zo uchifusarekeru
English Translation: At evening's dusk when
I choke on hidden tears that
no one else may know,
I pull my robe over my head
and fall down upon my face.
Meaning: At dusk, choking on tears no one else knows of, I pull my robe over my head and fall face down.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1331

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
At dusk, choking on tears unknown to others, he pulls his robe over his head and falls face down, the poet says.
Dusk is the hour of waiting for the beloved and of deepening brooding. The concrete gesture of covering his head to hide his weeping face portrays the sorrow of hidden love.

First line, “hito shirenu”: unknown to others.
Second line, “namida ni musebu”: choking with tears.
Third line, “yūgure wa”: at dusk.
Fourth line, “hikikazukite zo”: hikikazuku is to pull a robe over the head; zo is answered by the attributive keru.
Fifth line, “uchifusarekeru”: re is spontaneous, "I find myself falling prone."
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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