Koishinade kokorozukushi ni ima made mo tanomureba koso Iki no Matsubara - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

恋ひ死なでこころづくしに今までも
頼むればこそいきの松原

Roma-ji: Koishinade kokorozukushi ni ima made mo tanomureba koso Iki no Matsubara
English Translation: Not dying of love,
with my heart worn out, as in
Tsukushi, till now
it is because I trust in you
that I live, Iki no Matsubara
Meaning: That I have not died of love but lived on till now, with all my heart spent, is only because I trust in you, as the name of Iki no Matsubara tells.
Commentary: Book Eleven Variant Poems 714

That the poet has not died of love but has lived until now, heart worn out with longing, is only because of trust in the beloved. Placing Iki no Matsubara in Chikuzen at the end, and joining kokorozukushi, a heart spent, with Tsukushi, and Iki with iki, to live, the poem expresses a hope in love that sustains life.
This poem is found only in a variant manuscript line of the anthology; in the variant it follows the preceding poem, 713, after 665 in Book Ten, the closing poem of the anthology. Like the preceding poem, it lays love's feelings upon the name of a famous place.
The author, Chikataka, is Fujiwara no Chikataka, a son of the Consultant Fujiwara no Tamefusa, who himself became Consultant.

First line, 'koishinade', means without dying of love, using the negative particle de.
Second line, 'kokorozukushi ni', means with my heart spent, joined with Tsukushi, where Chikuzen lies.
Third line, 'ima made mo', means until now.
Fourth line, 'tanomureba koso', means it is because I trust, the realis with ba and the particle koso.
Final line, 'Iki no Matsubara', means the pine grove of Iki in Chikuzen, a famous place, joined with iki, to live. It closes on a noun.
Author: Fujiwara no Chikataka
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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