Translation of うらめしや


I noticed this phrase :

> **うらめしや**

said by a character in a game I played, and was wondering what it means.

[This site](https://www.thoughtco.com/happy-halloween-in-japanese-2028069)
suggests

> "Urameshiya" is a phrase said, in a sorrowful voice, by Japanese ghosts when
> they appear. It means, a curse on you.

Google translate gives

> Annoying

The best I could find on
[jisho](http://jisho.org/word/%E6%81%A8%E3%82%81%E3%81%97%E3%81%84):

> **恨めしい**
>
>   1. reproachful; hateful; bitter​
>

I suspect the first one to be correct (given that the context is related to
halloween and haunting). Is there a reasonable english translation for
this、and if the one given is correct, how do the components break down to give
that meaning (if at all)?

Thank you




うらめしい has [two different
meanings](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/20888/meaning/m0u/%E6%81%A8%E3%82%81%E3%81%97%E3%81%84/)
(the topic is usually "I", which is almost always omitted):

  1. I have a grudge; I'm angry; I'm revengeful
  2. It's a pity; It's regrettable; It's sad; I feel sorry

In うらめしや, it's clearly the first sense. や at the end is an old particle that
adds exclamatory feelings, similarly to modern ～だなあ or English "oh". So it
just means "Oh I'm so revengeful." You can see similar grammar in haiku and
hymns (e.g., うれしや ≒ ああ嬉しいな, めでたや ≒ めでたいなあ).

うらめしや is considered a stereotyped (and overused) phrase said by typical
Japanese ghosts like
[this](http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiGazouCard/U426_nichibunken_0345_0001_0000.html).
It's commonly used in children's pretend plays
([example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAaYsmQF5b8)), but serious(?)
ghosts in haunted attractions seldom say this, I think.




うらめしい has [two different
meanings](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/20888/meaning/m0u/%E6%81%A8%E3%82%81%E3%81%97%E3%81%84/)
(the topic is usually "I", which is almost always omitted):

  1. I have a grudge; I'm angry; I'm revengeful
  2. It's a pity; It's regrettable; It's sad; I feel sorry

In うらめしや, it's clearly the first sense. や at the end is an old particle that
adds exclamatory feelings, similarly to modern ～だなあ or English "oh". So it
just means "Oh I'm so revengeful." You can see similar grammar in haiku and
hymns (e.g., うれしや ≒ ああ嬉しいな, めでたや ≒ めでたいなあ).

うらめしや is considered a stereotyped (and overused) phrase said by typical
Japanese ghosts like
[this](http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiGazouCard/U426_nichibunken_0345_0001_0000.html).
It's commonly used in children's pretend plays
([example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAaYsmQF5b8)), but serious(?)
ghosts in haunted attractions seldom say this, I think.

