Nururu sae ureshikari keri harusame ni iro masu fuji no shizuku to omoeba - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

濡るるさへうれしかりけり春雨に
色ます藤のしづくと思へば

Roma-ji: Nururu sae ureshikari keri harusame ni iro masu fuji no shizuku to omoeba
English Translation: Even to be soaked
is a joy to me today,
in the rain of spring,
for I think of them as drops
from wisteria deepening its hue
Meaning: Even getting soaked is a joy, when I think that these are drops from wisteria whose color deepens in the spring rain.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 87

Showered by drops from wisteria wet with spring rain, the poet finds even getting soaked a joy, thinking these are the drops that deepen the flowers' color. Love for the wisteria's beauty is shown by turning the discomfort of rain into delight.
The author, Akinaka (Minamoto), is Minamoto no Akinaka. A son of Minamoto no Akifusa, he served as Head of the Department of Divinities. He was the father of Taikenmon'in no Horikawa and Jōsaimon'in no Hyōe.

First line, 'nururu sae', uses the additive sae: even being wet.
Second line, 'ureshikari keri', means it is a joy, and the poem breaks after the second line.
Third line, 'harusame ni', means through the spring rain.
Fourth line, 'iro masu fuji no', is wisteria gaining color, the flowers deepening as they are wetted by rain.
Final line, 'shizuku to omoeba', means when I think them drops, giving the reason for the upper half by inversion.
Author: Minamoto no Akinaka
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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