Chidori naku saho no kawato no kiyoki se o uma uchiwatashi itsu ka kayowamu

千鳥鳴く佐保の川門の清き瀬を
馬うち渡しいつか通はむ

Roma-ji: Chidori naku saho no kawato no kiyoki se o uma uchiwatashi itsu ka kayowamu
English Translation: Where the plovers cry,
at the Saho's crossing place,
through the shallows clear,
riding on my horse across,
when shall I come to see you
Meaning: Where the plovers cry at the crossing of the Saho, when shall I ride my horse across the clear shallows and come to you?
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 715

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Seven poems sent by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi to a maiden"
When will he ride his horse across the clear shallows of the Saho, where plovers cry, to visit her? He longs for the day he may go to her. Its first two lines, "where the plovers cry at the Saho's crossing," are the same as Lady Sakanoue's poem 528; where that was a woman waiting for a man to come, this is the man who would go.
The author, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, was the son of Ōtomo no Tabito and a poet thought to have been deeply involved in compiling the Man'yōshū. He later rose to the rank of Middle Counselor.

First line, "Where the plovers cry," opens as poem 528 does.
Second line, "at the Saho's crossing place," is the same line as in poem 528.
Third line, "through the shallows clear," means across the clear shallows.
Fourth line, "riding on my horse across," means riding over on horseback.
Fifth line, "when shall I come to see you," uses the questioning ka: when shall I go to you?
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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