Kyō koko ni mi ni kozariseba ume no hana hitori ya haru no kaze ni chiramashi - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

今日ここに見に来ざりせば梅の花
ひとりや春の風に散らまし

Roma-ji: Kyō koko ni mi ni kozariseba ume no hana hitori ya haru no kaze ni chiramashi
English Translation: Had I not come here
on this very day to see,
would the plum blossoms
all alone in the spring wind
have scattered with none to see
Meaning: Had I not come here today to see them, would the plum blossoms have scattered alone in the spring wind, with no one to look on?
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 19

The poet feels for plum blossoms that might fall without anyone seeing them, and uses a counterfactual to express his gladness at having come today. He takes the flowers' side, sympathizing with them.
The author, Tsunenobu, is Minamoto no Tsunenobu. A son of Minamoto no Michikata, he rose to Major Counselor and was called the Katsura Counselor. In his last years he died at his post as Provisional Governor-General of Dazaifu. He was the father of the compiler, Minamoto no Toshiyori.

First line, 'kyō koko ni', sets the time and place.
Second line, 'mi ni kozariseba', uses seba, a counterfactual condition that pairs with mashi in the final line.
Third line, 'ume no hana', places the theme as if addressing the flowers.
Fourth line, 'hitori ya haru no', uses hitori, alone and unseen, with ya forming a question.
Final line, 'kaze ni chiramashi', uses the counterfactual mashi to imagine the flowers scattering had he not come, implying his relief at having come.
Author: Minamoto no Tsunenobu
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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