Aratama no toshi no henureba ima shi wa to yume yo waga seko waga na norasu na

あらたまの年の経ぬれば今しはと
ゆめよ我が背子我が名告らすな

Roma-ji: Aratama no toshi no henureba ima shi wa to yume yo waga seko waga na norasu na
English Translation: As the years roll on,
now that time has passed us by,
thinking "surely now,"
never, never, my dear one,
speak my name to anyone
Meaning: Though the years have passed, do not think that it no longer matters now; never, my love, speak my name to anyone.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 590

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Twenty-four poems sent by Lady Kasa to Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi"
Do not think it no longer matters now that years have passed, she pleads; never tell anyone my name. To reveal a lover's name was to make the love public, something strongly shunned at the time. One senses a woman's wish to guard a secret love even after long years.
The author, Lady Kasa, was a woman poet of the Nara period who sent many love poems to Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Little else is known of her.

First line, "As the years roll on," is aratama no, a pillow word for "year."
Second line, "now that time has passed us by," uses the perfective nure and -ba: since the years have gone by.
Third line, "thinking 'surely now,'" uses the emphatic shi: now it no longer matters.
Fourth line, "never, never, my dear one," uses yume, "on no account," with the calling particle yo, pressing him earnestly.
Fifth line, "speak my name to anyone," uses norasu, honorific of noru, "to speak out," with the prohibitive na: please do not say my name.
Author: Lady Kasa
Source: Manyoshu
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