Practise the thinking. Keep the judgement.
恨み侘び
Sagami · 相模
恨み侘び
ほさぬ袖だに
あるものを
戀に朽ちなむ
名こそ惜しけれ
Historical kana
うらみわび
ほさぬそでだに
あるものを
こひにくちなむ
なこそをしけれ
Original English translation
Worn out by resentment, my sleeves still never dry; more than that, I grieve for my name, which love may ruin.
History and context
Sagami was a Heian court poet. This Goshuishū love poem brings reputation into the familiar vocabulary of tears, showing how private desire could have public consequences.
Imagery and wordplay
The soaked sleeve records grief, but the final turn insists that a damaged name is a deeper loss.
Goshuishū · 後拾遺集恋四815
Japanese text and historical kana follow the linked Wikisource transcription. Classical poems can have variant spellings and wording in different anthologies. The source anthology reference identifies the version represented in this collection, not necessarily its earliest surviving text. English prose translations and reading notes are original interpretations; some wordplay permits more than one reading.