Hito shirezu omoeba kurushi Takekuma no matsu to wa mataji mateba subenashi

人知れず思へば苦し武隈の
まつとは待たじ待てばすべなし

Roma-ji: Hito shirezu omoeba kurushi Takekuma no matsu to wa mataji mateba subenashi
English Translation: Loving unknown
to anyone, how painful;
like Takekuma's pine,
I'll wait no more, for waiting,
there is nothing to be done.
Meaning: Loving in secret is painful. Like the pine of Takekuma whose name means waiting, I will wait no more, for waiting does no good.
Commentary: Love Poems 473

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed on the theme of love at famous places"
Pained by loving in secret, the poet resolves to stop waiting, like the pine of Takekuma in Michinoku whose name means "wait," for waiting does no good. The repeated sounds matsu, mata, mate give the poem its rhythm.
According to the notes in the base text, the original manuscript is thought to be in error in line 5.

Line 1 means "unknown to others."
Line 2 means "it is painful to love," and the poem pauses here.
Line 3 names Takekuma, a poetic place in Michinoku known for its twin pines.
Line 4 means "I will not wait like the pine," matsu meaning both pine and wait; ji expresses negative intention.
Line 5 means "waiting is no use," repeating the same verb after matsu and mata in line 4.
Author: Minamoto no Sanetomo
Source: Kinkaishu
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