Itabuki no kuroki no yane wa yama chikashi asu no hi torite mochite maikomu

板葺の黒木の屋根は山近し
明日の日取りて持ちて参ゐ来む

Roma-ji: Itabuki no kuroki no yane wa yama chikashi asu no hi torite mochite maikomu
English Translation: For your plank-built roof
made of logs with bark still on,
mountains are close by;
I'll go fetch some for you, and
bring them to you on the morrow
Meaning: The mountains are close by, so tomorrow I will fetch some bark-covered logs for your plank-roofed house and bring them to you.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 779

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Five more poems sent by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi to Ki no Iratsume"
The mountains are close, he says, so tomorrow he will fetch bark-covered logs for the roof of her house and bring them. It is a playful poem hinting at a visit under the pretext of helping to repair her house.
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, "For your plank-built roof," means roofed with boards.
Second line, "made of logs with bark still on," names kuroki, timber with its bark on.
Third line, "mountains are close by," means the hills are near; the poem breaks after this line.
Fourth line, "I'll go fetch some for you, and," means taking them tomorrow.
Fifth line, "bring them to you on the morrow," uses the volitional mu: I will bring them to you.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
Prev Poem: Utsutae ni magaki no sugata mimaku hori yukamu to ie ya kimi o mi ni koso
Next Poem: Kuroki tori kaya mo karitsutsu tsukaemedo isoshiki wake to homemu tomo arazu