Yū saraba yado ake makete are matamu ime ni aimi ni komu to iu hito o

夕さらば屋戸開け設けて我れ待たむ
夢に相見に来むといふ人を

Roma-ji: Yū saraba yado ake makete are matamu ime ni aimi ni komu to iu hito o
English Translation: When the evening comes,
I will open wide my door,
there I'll wait for her,
she who says she'll come to me
in my dreams to see me there
Meaning: When evening comes, I will open my door and wait for her who says she will come to see me in my dreams.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 744

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Fifteen more poems sent by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi to the Elder Daughter of Sakanoue"
When evening comes he will open his door and wait for the one who says she will come to him in dreams. The idea of welcoming a dream visit as a real one is also thought to draw on Youxianku.
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, "When the evening comes," means when it grows evening.
Second line, "I will open wide my door," uses maku, "to prepare": opening the door in readiness.
Third line, "there I'll wait for her," uses the volitional mu: I will wait. The poem breaks after this line.
Fourth line, "she who says she'll come to me," means to meet in a dream.
Fifth line, "in my dreams to see me there," names the one who says she will come, set last by inversion.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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