Yorozuyo ni imashi tamaite ame no shita mōshi tamawane mikado sarazute

万世にいましたまひて天の下
奏したまはね朝廷去らずて

Roma-ji: Yorozuyo ni imashi tamaite ame no shita mōshi tamawane mikado sarazute
English Translation: For ten thousand ages
may you live on, my lord, and
of all under heaven
may you speak before the throne,
never leaving the court's side
Meaning: May you live for ten thousand ages and counsel the throne on all the affairs of the realm, never leaving the court.
Commentary: Book Five Miscellaneous Poems 879

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Four Japanese poems on the day of a farewell banquet in the library hall"
The poet prays that Tabito may live for ages and, never leaving the court, administer the affairs of the realm. It closes the four farewell poems with a blessing on Tabito as he returns to the capital as Major Counselor.
The headnote reads "Four Japanese poems on the day of a farewell banquet in the library hall." They were composed at a send-off held in the library hall of Dazaifu in the winter of Tenpyō 2 for Ōtomo no Tabito, who had been appointed Major Counselor and was returning to the capital; "Japanese poems" distinguishes them from Chinese verse. No author is named, but like the three poems that follow they are generally attributed to Yamanoue no Okura.
The poet, Yamanoue no Okura, was an official who went to Tang China as a junior secretary with the embassy appointed in Taihō 1. After his return he served as Governor of Hōki and in the household of the Crown Prince, and late in the Jinki era he was posted to Tsukushi as Governor of Chikuzen. He is known for poems rooted in everyday life, on the sufferings of human existence, love for family, and poverty, written against a background of learning in Chinese classics and Buddhist scripture.

First line, "yorozuyo ni": "for ten thousand ages," words praying for long life.
Second line, "imashi tamaite": "may you live," layering "imashi" and "tamau" for deep respect.
Third line, "ame no shita": "all under heaven," the government of the realm.
Fourth line, "mōshi tamawane": to speak before the emperor, with "ne" expressing a wish: may you advise the throne as Major Counselor.
Fifth line, "mikado sarazute": "mikado" is the court: "never leaving it," closing by inversion.
Author: Yamanoue no Okura (attributed)
Source: Manyoshu
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