恋すれば憂き身さへこそ惜しまるれ
同じ世にだに住まむと思へば
同じ世にだに住まむと思へば
- Roma-ji
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Koisureba uki mi sae koso oshimarure onaji yo ni dani sumamu to omoeba
- English Translation
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When one is in love,
even this sad life of mine
becomes dear to me,
for I wish at least to live
in the same world as you
- Meaning
- Being in love, I find even this unhappy life of mine precious, for I want at least to live in the same world as you.
- Commentary
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Book Seven Love Poems I 224
Being in love, the poet finds even his wretched self precious, for he wishes at least to live in the same world as the beloved. The poem expresses a modest yet earnest wish to share the same world even without meeting.
The first line, "koisureba" (since I love), is a conditional of certainty.
The second line, "uki mi sae koso," emphasizes with "sae" and "koso": even this sad self.
The third line, "oshimarure," closes "koso" with the perfective form of the spontaneous "ru," a kakari-musubi with a break after the third line. It pairs with "mi koso omoeba oshikarane" in 221 of this book, setting a heart that does not value the self beside one that does.
The fourth line, "onaji yo ni dani," uses "dani" for the minimal wish of at least sharing the same world. It also echoes "onaji miyako" in 210 of this book.
The final line, "sumamu to omoeba," uses the volitional "mu" and conditional "ba" to give the reason by inversion.
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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