しがな

particle

I would like ...; I want ...

Archaic sentence-final particle expressing a wish or desire. Typically follows the 〜て form of a verb (〜てしがな) or the particle に (〜にしがな). Found in classical Japanese texts; not used in modern speech.

• 「花咲はなさかかば、折おりてしがな」と古ふる歌うたにある。

  An old poem says, 'If the flowers bloom, I would like to pick them.'

• 昔むかしの人ひとは「都みやこへ行いきにしがな」と願ねがったものだ。

  People long ago would wish, 'I want to go to the capital.'