Urayamashi ika ni fukeba ka harukaze no hana o kokoro ni makasesomekemu - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

うらやましいかに吹けばか春風の
花を心にまかせそめけむ

Roma-ji: Urayamashi ika ni fukeba ka harukaze no hana o kokoro ni makasesomekemu
English Translation: How I envy it;
by what manner of blowing
did the wind of spring
come to have the flowers
bend to it at its will
Meaning: How I envy it! By blowing in what way did the spring wind first come to have the blossoms at its will?
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 61

The poet envies the spring wind, which makes flowers bloom and fall at its pleasure. Within it is a lament that people cannot do as they please with the flowers, while the wind can.

First line, 'urayamashi', means how enviable, and the poem breaks after the first line.
Second line, 'ika ni fukeba ka', means by blowing how, with ka pairing with kemu in the final line.
Third line, 'harukaze no', names the subject.
Fourth line, 'hana o kokoro ni', means the flowers at its will.
Final line, 'makasesomekemu', means it first began to have its way, kemu guessing at a past cause.
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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