Ime ni dani mieba koso arame kaku bakari miezu shi aru wa koite shine to ka

夢にだに見えばこそあらめかくばかり
見えずしあるは恋ひて死ねとか

Roma-ji: Ime ni dani mieba koso arame kaku bakari miezu shi aru wa koite shine to ka
English Translation: If in dreams, at least,
you would show yourself, 'twere well;
yet so utterly
you stay hidden; is it then,
"Die of longing," that you mean
Meaning: If you would at least appear in my dreams, that would be something; but not to appear at all, is that telling me to die of longing?
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 749

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Fifteen more poems sent by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi to the Elder Daughter of Sakanoue"
If she would at least appear in his dreams it would be some comfort; that she does not appear at all, is it a command to die of longing? Since dreams were taken as signs of a lover's feeling, he reproaches her coldness in not appearing.
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, "If in dreams, at least," uses dani, "at least."
Second line, "you would show yourself, 'twere well," runs to eight syllables, closing koso in the perfective me: that would be something. The poem breaks after this line.
Third line, "yet so utterly," means this much.
Fourth line, "you stay hidden; is it then," uses the emphatic shi: your not appearing.
Fifth line, "'Die of longing,' that you mean," means is it that I should die of love? It closes with reproach at her coldness.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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