Ima shirasu kuni no miyako ni imo ni awazu hisashiku narinu yukite haya mina

今知らす久迩の都に妹に逢はず
久しくなりぬ行きて早見な

Roma-ji: Ima shirasu kuni no miyako ni imo ni awazu hisashiku narinu yukite haya mina
English Translation: At the Kuni court
where our sovereign rules us now,
not seeing my wife,
it has been so very long;
I would go and see her soon
Meaning: Here at the Kuni capital, where our sovereign now reigns, it has been so long since I saw my wife; I want to go and see her soon.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 768

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two more poems sent by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi to the Elder Daughter"
At the Kuni capital where the emperor now reigns, it has been long since he saw his wife, and he wants to go to her soon.
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, "At the Kuni court," uses shirasu, honorific of "to rule": where he now reigns.
Second line, "where our sovereign rules us now," names the Kuni capital.
Third line, "not seeing my wife," runs to six syllables.
Fourth line, "it has been so very long," means it has grown long; the poem breaks after this line.
Fifth line, "I would go and see her soon," uses na, a wish: I want to go and see her soon.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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