Aimite wa tsuki mo henaku ni kou to iwaba osoro to ware o omōsamu kamo

相見ては月も経なくに恋ふと言はば
をそろと我れを思ほさむかも

Roma-ji: Aimite wa tsuki mo henaku ni kou to iwaba osoro to ware o omōsamu kamo
English Translation: Since we met, not yet
has a single month gone by;
should I say "I long,"
would you think of me, I wonder,
as a rash and hasty man
Meaning: Not even a month has passed since we met; if I told you I long for you, would you think me rash?
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 654

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Three poems by Ōtomo no Sukune Surugamaro"
Less than a month after they met, if he were to say he longs for her, would she think him rash? His hesitation to confess his love is plainly shown.
The author, Ōtomo no Surugamaro, was an official thought to be a grandson of Ōtomo no Miyuki, and he became the husband of Lady Sakanoue's younger daughter.

First line, "Since we met, not yet," means after we have met.
Second line, "has a single month gone by," is the same phrase as the last line of poem 640 in this book.
Third line, "should I say 'I long,'" means if I said I love you.
Fourth line, "would you think of me, I wonder," uses osoro, taken to mean rash, frivolous.
Fifth line, "as a rash and hasty man," uses omōsu, honorific of omou: would you think so?
Author: Ōtomo no Surugamaro
Source: Manyoshu
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