Isonokami furu tomo ame ni tsutsumame ya imo ni awamu to iiteshi mono o

石上降るとも雨につつまめや
妹に逢はむと言ひてしものを

Roma-ji: Isonokami furu tomo ame ni tsutsumame ya imo ni awamu to iiteshi mono o
English Translation: Though at Isonokami
Furu's rain should pour on me,
would I stay indoors;
I have told my love, "I'll come,"
I have promised we will meet
Meaning: Even if the rain pours down, shall I stay indoors to avoid it? I have told my love that I will come to meet her.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 664

Headnote: "A poem by Ōtomo no Sukune Katami"
Even if it rains, he will not stay indoors, for he promised to meet her; he voices his resolve to keep his word. In contrast to poems 519 and 520 of this book about "staying in for the rain," it shows a man who comes regardless of the weather.
The author, Ōtomo no Katami, was an official of the Ōtomo clan.

First line, "Though at Isonokami," is a pillow word for furu, "to fall," from the place name Furu at Isonokami.
Second line, "Furu's rain should pour on me," means even though the rain falls.
Third line, "would I stay indoors," uses tsutsumu, "to keep in against rain," with the rhetorical meya: would I shut myself in? Never. The poem breaks after this line.
Fourth line, "I have told my love, 'I'll come,'" means that I would meet her.
Fifth line, "I have promised we will meet," means since I have said so, closing on the weight of his promise.
Author: Ōtomo no Katami
Source: Manyoshu
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