Tanabata wa nochi no kyō o mo tanomuramu kokorobosoki wa waga mi narikeri - Shika Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

七夕は後の今日をも頼むらむ
心細きは我が身なりけり

Roma-ji: Tanabata wa nochi no kyō o mo tanomuramu kokorobosoki wa waga mi narikeri
English Translation: The Weaver Maid, at least,
can count upon this day
when it comes next year —
the one who is forlorn
is no one but myself
Meaning: The Weaver Maid can trust that this day will come again next year; it is I alone who am left forlorn.
Commentary: Book Ten Miscellaneous Poems II 400

The Weaver Maid of Tanabata, though parted, can rely on meeting again on this day next year, the poet says, but he has no such hope and is forlorn. Like the preceding poem, 399, it draws on Tanabata to express the sorrow of a parting with no meeting again.

The first line, "tanabata wa," names the Weaver star, singled out with "wa."
The second line, "nochi no kyō o mo," refers to this day next year.
The third line, "tanomuramu," uses the conjectural "ramu": she must rely on it, with a break after the third line.
The fourth line, "kokorobosoki wa," singles out with "wa": the one who is forlorn.
The final line, "waga mi narikeri," combines the copula "nari" and exclamatory "keri": it is myself. It is the same final line as poem 355 of this book.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shika Wakashu
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