Yo ni fureba uki koto no ha no kazu goto ni taezu namida no tsuyu zo okikeru

世に経れば憂き言の葉の数ごとに
絶えず涙の露ぞ置きける

Roma-ji: Yo ni fureba uki koto no ha no kazu goto ni taezu namida no tsuyu zo okikeru
English Translation: As I pass my days,
for each and every word
of bitterness,
unceasing are the dewdrops
of tears that settle on me.
Meaning: Living in this world, with every bitter word I hear, the dew of my tears settles without end.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 684

Headnote: "Among miscellaneous poems"
Living in the world, with every bitter word heard, the dew of tears settles unceasingly. Through the associated words of the "leaf" in "words" and the dew that settles, it depicts the pain of living in the world.
It was included in the imperial anthology Shinchokusen Wakashū. The Ruijū text titles it "Miscellaneous poem."

Line 1 means "living in the world."
Line 2 means "of bitter words," koto no ha literally "leaves of speech."
Line 3 means "with each one."
Line 4 means "unceasing, of tears."
Line 5 means "the dew settles," zo concluded by keru; the "leaf" of koto no ha, "dew" and "settle" are associated words. It shares this last line with 595 of this book.
Author: Minamoto no Sanetomo
Source: Kinkaishu
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