Kimi ga na mo waga na mo tateji naniwa naru mitsu tomo iu na aiki tomo iwaji - Kokin Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

君が名も我が名も立てじ難波なる
みつとも言ふなあひきとも言はじ

Roma-ji: Kimi ga na mo waga na mo tateji naniwa naru mitsu tomo iu na aiki tomo iwaji
English Translation: Neither your name
nor mine shall I let rise;
as at Naniwa's Mitsu, say not "I saw,"
and as for "we met,"
like the net-hauling, I will not say
Meaning: Let us raise no rumor of your name or mine. Do not say you saw me, as at the port of Mitsu in Naniwa; nor will I say we met, as the net-haulers say there.
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems III 649

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
So that neither name will be spoken of, the poet proposes that neither of them reveal their meeting. With the Naniwa place name Mitsu punning on "saw" and aiki on "net-hauling" and "met," and with seaside associated words throughout, it exchanges a promise to guard a secret love.
The author is recorded as anonymous, and the name has not come down to us.
From here the book continues with poems about keeping love hidden from others.

The first line, "kimi ga na mo," means "your name too," pairing with "my name too" in the second line.
The second line, "waga na mo tateji," means "nor shall I let my name rise," ending firmly with the negative volitional ji, with a pause after the second line.
The third line, "naniwa naru," means "at Naniwa in Settsu," leading to mitsu.
The fourth line, "mitsu tomo iu na," uses mitsu as a pivot word for the port of Mitsu and "saw," forbidding "do not say you saw."
The final line, "aiki tomo iwaji," uses aiki as a pivot word for "net-hauling" and "met," meaning "nor will I say we met." It pairs with the fourth line, and "Naniwa," "Mitsu," and "net-hauling" are associated words of the sea.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Kokin Wakashu
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