Ware wa mo ya yasumiko etari minahito no ekate ni su tō yasumiko etari

我れはもや安見児得たり皆人の
得かてにすとふ安見児得たり

Roma-ji: Ware wa mo ya yasumiko etari minahito no ekate ni su tō yasumiko etari
English Translation: I, oh I have won—
I have won Yasumiko!
Of whom all men say
she is hard to win—yes, I
I have won Yasumiko!
Meaning: I, yes I, have won Yasumiko! The one everyone says no one can win—I have won Yasumiko!
Commentary: Book Two Love Poems 95

Headnote: "A poem composed by Lord Fujiwara, the Palace Minister, when he took the palace attendant Yasumiko as his wife"
Repeating "I have won Yasumiko," the poem loudly celebrates his joy at marrying the palace attendant whom no one else could win.
According to the headnote, Fujiwara no Kamatari composed this when he took the palace attendant Yasumiko as his wife. Palace attendants served the Emperor and were not permitted to marry subjects, so she is thought to have been a special gift from the Emperor, and the poem is known for its overflowing pride and delight.
The author, Fujiwara no Kamatari, also known as Nakatomi no Kamatari, carried out the Taika Reform together with Prince Naka no Ōe. He became Palace Minister under Emperor Tenji and was granted the surname Fujiwara just before his death.

In the first line, "ware wa mo ya," both mo and ya are exclamatory particles, opening with a cry of delight: I, oh I.
In the second line, "yasumiko etari," tari is perfective, declaring that he has won the attendant Yasumiko. The poem pauses here.
The third line, "minahito no," means "all people."
In the fourth line, "ekate ni su tō," kate ni means "unable to," and tō is a contraction of to iu: they say she is hard to win.
The final line, "yasumiko etari," repeats the second line word for word, redoubling his joy.
Author: Fujiwara no Kamatari
Source: Manyoshu
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