Furuhito no tamaeshimetaru kibi no sake yameba sube nashi nukisu tabaramu

古人のたまへしめたる吉備の酒
病めばすべなし貫簀賜らむ

Roma-ji: Furuhito no tamaeshimetaru kibi no sake yameba sube nashi nukisu tabaramu
English Translation: You, my old dear friend,
who have given me to drink
wine from Kibi land,
if it sickens me, I'm lost;
send a bamboo mat as well
Meaning: If the Kibi wine you, my old friend, have given me to drink should make me ill, I will be at a loss; please send me a bamboo mat as well.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 554

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two poems sent by Princess Nyū to Lord Ōtomo, Governor-General of the Dazaifu"
Receiving wine from Kibi sent by Tabito, the poet jokes that if it makes her sick she will be helpless, so would he please send a bamboo mat as well. It is a humorous poem that hints at a close friendship with Tabito, a lover of wine. Turning from the distant longing of the preceding poem, it closes the pair with light banter over a gift.
The author, Princess Nyū, is a woman of whom little is known, apparently on close terms with Ōtomo no Tabito. The recipient, Ōtomo no Tabito, a son of Ōtomo no Yasumaro, had gone down to Tsukushi as Governor-General of the Dazaifu.

First line, "You, my old dear friend," names furuhito, an old acquaintance, referring fondly to Tabito.
Second line, "who have given me to drink," is taken to mean you who had me drink, though the phrase's sense is disputed.
Third line, "wine from Kibi land," names wine from the province of Kibi, the gift from Tabito.
Fourth line, "if it sickens me, I'm lost," means if I become ill from drinking, there is nothing to be done. The poem breaks after this line.
Fifth line, "send a bamboo mat as well," names nukisu, a mat of fine bamboo said to be laid over a basin to keep water from splashing; tabaramu means please give me.
Author: Princess Nyū
Source: Manyoshu
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