Ima shi wa shi na no oshikeku mo ware wa nashi imo ni yorite wa chitabi tatsu tomo

今しはし名の惜しけくも我れはなし
妹によりては千たび立つとも

Roma-ji: Ima shi wa shi na no oshikeku mo ware wa nashi imo ni yorite wa chitabi tatsu tomo
English Translation: Now, as things are now,
my good name I no longer
care for, not at all;
for your sake, my love, let it
rise a thousand times in talk
Meaning: Now I no longer care about my good name; for your sake, let it be talked of a thousand times.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 732

Headnote: "Three more poems by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi in reply"
This is the first of Yakamochi's three poems answering the Elder Daughter's preceding poem. He no longer cares for his name, he replies; for her sake let it be talked of a thousand times. Answering her "thousand names" with "a thousand times," he shows his resolve in return for her concern. Like Princess Yamaguchi's poem 616, it has the phrase "my good name I no longer care for."
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, "Now, as things are now," uses the emphatic shi: now at last.
Second line, "my good name I no longer," uses oshikeku, the nominalized form of oshi; it is the same as the second line of poem 616.
Third line, "care for, not at all," means I have none of that; the poem breaks after this line.
Fourth line, "for your sake, my love, let it," means because of you.
Fifth line, "rise a thousand times in talk," means even if it arise a thousand times, answering her "thousand names."
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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