Aimite wa ikka mo henu o kokodaku mo kurui ni kurui omōyuru kamo

相見ては幾日も経ぬをここだくも
くるひにくるひ思ほゆるかも

Roma-ji: Aimite wa ikka mo henu o kokodaku mo kurui ni kurui omōyuru kamo
English Translation: Since we met, not yet
have so many days gone by,
yet how much, how much,
wild with longing, wild again,
you come flooding to my mind
Meaning: Not many days have passed since we met, yet I think of you so wildly, madly, again and again.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 751

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Fifteen more poems sent by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi to the Elder Daughter of Sakanoue"
Only a few days have passed since they met, yet he longs for her so wildly his heart seems deranged. Doubling kurui, "madness," conveys the violence of his agitated love.
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, "Since we met, not yet," means after meeting, the same as the first line of poem 654.
Second line, "have so many days gone by," uses the concessive o: though not many days have passed.
Third line, "yet how much, how much," means so very much.
Fourth line, "wild with longing, wild again," doubles kuru, "to go mad," showing the fierceness of his love.
Fifth line, "you come flooding to my mind," means so you come to mind, with the exclamatory kamo.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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