Aga koromo katami ni matsuru shikitae no makura o sakezu makite sanemase

我が衣形見に奉る敷栲の
枕を放けずまきてさ寝ませ

Roma-ji: Aga koromo katami ni matsuru shikitae no makura o sakezu makite sanemase
English Translation: Here, this robe of mine,
as a keepsake I present;
on the spread bedclothes,
keeping it close by your pillow,
wrap it round you as you sleep
Meaning: I give you my robe as a keepsake; keep it by your pillow and wrap yourself in it as you sleep.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 636

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two more poems sent by Prince Yuhara"
In the second poem he gives her his robe as a keepsake and asks her to keep it by her pillow and wrap herself in it as she sleeps. Through the robe as keepsake he conveys his wish to be with her even when apart.
The author, Prince Yuhara, was a son of Prince Shiki and a poet of the Nara period known for the fresh clarity of his style.

First line, "Here, this robe of mine," names his own garment.
Second line, "as a keepsake I present," means I offer it as a token; the poem breaks after this line.
Third line, "on the spread bedclothes," is shikitae no, a pillow word for "pillow."
Fourth line, "keeping it close by your pillow," means without parting it from your pillow.
Fifth line, "wrap it round you as you sleep," uses maku, "to wrap about oneself," the prefix sa with nu, "to sleep," and the honorific imperative mase: please sleep wrapped in it.
Author: Prince Yuhara
Source: Manyoshu
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