Yakizu e ni waga yukishikaba Suruga naru Abe no ichiji ni aishi kora wa mo

焼津辺に我が行きしかば駿河なる
阿倍の市道に逢ひし子らはも

Roma-ji: Yakizu e ni waga yukishikaba Suruga naru Abe no ichiji ni aishi kora wa mo
English Translation: When I made my way
to the land around Yakizu,
there in Suruga,
on the market road of Abe—
that girl I met, where is she now?
Meaning: When I traveled to the area around Yakizu, I met a girl on the market road of Abe in Suruga—ah, that girl, what has become of her?
Commentary: Book Three Miscellaneous Poems 284

Headnote: "A poem by Kasuga no Kurabito Oyu"
The poet fondly recalls a girl he met on the road to the market of Abe when he once traveled near Yakizu in Suruga. A single encounter on a journey has stayed with him, and he wonders how she fares now—a faint, wistful love. The market of Abe is thought to have been near present-day Shizuoka City.
The poet, Kasuga no Oyu, was originally a monk named Benki; in Taihō 1 (701) he returned to lay life and was given the name Kasuga no Kurabito Oyu. He later served as Assistant Governor of Hitachi, among other posts.

First line "to the land around Yakizu": Yakizu lay in Suruga, around present-day Yaizu, Shizuoka.
Second line "When I made my way": shika is the conditional of the past ki, with ba giving "when I went."
Third line "there in Suruga": naru means "in."
Fourth line "on the market road of Abe": ichiji is the road leading to the market of Abe, or the market street itself.
Fifth line "that girl I met, where is she now": ra is an affectionate suffix, and wa mo is a sigh of longing for one far away.
Author: Kasuga no Oyu
Source: Manyoshu
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