Uramite mo nagusamete mashi nakanaka ni tsurakute hito no awanu to omoeba

恨みても慰めてまし中々に
つらくて人の逢はぬと思へば

Roma-ji: Uramite mo nagusamete mashi nakanaka ni tsurakute hito no awanu to omoeba
English Translation: Though I bear a grudge,
I may find some comfort, rather,
in a strange way—
if I think it's only coldness
that keeps her from seeing me.
Meaning: Even as I resent her, I may find some comfort in it, if I think she does not meet me simply because she is cold.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1346

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
Even while resenting her, he may console himself, the poet says, if he thinks she will not meet him only out of coldness.
Where the preceding poem sang of being unable to resent fully, here he tries to find comfort by deciding that she is simply cold; thinking there is no other reason, such as another lover, is his consolation.

First line, “uramite mo”: even while resenting.
Second line, “nagusamete mashi”: mashi expresses hesitant will, "I may console myself."
Third line, “nakanaka ni”: rather, on the contrary.
Fourth line, “tsurakute hito no”: she, because she is cold.
Fifth line, “awanu to omoeba”: if I think she does not meet me for that, the inversion giving the reason for comfort.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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