Hiru miredo akanu Tago no ura ōkimi no mikoto kashikomi yoru mitsuru kamo

昼見れど飽かぬ田子の浦大君の
命畏み夜見つるかも

Roma-ji: Hiru miredo akanu Tago no ura ōkimi no mikoto kashikomi yoru mitsuru kamo
English Translation: Though seen by day long,
never tiring, Tago's bay—
our great sovereign's
command I revere, and so
I have seen it but by night.
Meaning: The bay of Tago, which one never tires of seeing even by day—out of reverence for my sovereign's command, I could only see it at night.
Commentary: Book Three Miscellaneous Poems 297

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two poems composed by Master Taguchi no Masuhito on reaching Cape Kiyomi in Suruga when he was appointed governor of Kōzuke"
This pairs with the preceding poem. The bay of Tago, whose beauty never palls even by day, he could only see by night while passing, because he was hurrying to his post on official business. The beauty of the scene is set against his duty as an official bound by the Emperor's command.
The poet, Taguchi no Masuhito, was an official of the early Nara period, appointed Governor of Kōzuke in Wadō 1 (708).

First line "Though seen by day long": do is concessive.
Second line "never tiring, Tago's bay" has one syllable too many; Tago Bay is on the coast of Suruga Bay.
Third line "our great sovereign's" refers to the Emperor.
Fourth line "command I revere" means respectfully obeying the imperial order.
Fifth line "I have seen it but by night" contrasts "night" with the "day" of the first line, and kamo carries his regret at not being able to gaze at leisure.
Author: Taguchi no Masuhito
Source: Manyoshu
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