Oto ni kiki me ni wa imada mizu sayohime ga hire furiki tou kimi matsurayama

音に聞き目にはいまだ見ず佐用姫が
領巾振りきとふ君松浦山

Roma-ji: Oto ni kiki me ni wa imada mizu sayohime ga hire furiki tou kimi matsurayama
English Translation: I have heard the tale,
but my eyes have yet to see
where Sayohime
waved her scarf, they say, awaiting
her lord—Mount Matsura
Meaning: I have heard of it, but have never seen with my own eyes Mount Matsura, where Sayohime, waiting for her lord, is said to have waved her scarf.
Commentary: Book Five Miscellaneous Poems 883

Headnote: "A poem by Prince Mishima composed later in response to the poems on Matsura Sayohime"
The poet says he has heard of Mount Matsura, where Sayohime is said to have waved her scarf, but has never seen it. Composed later in response to the Sayohime sequence, it expresses longing for the legendary site.
The poet, Prince Mishima, was a son of Prince Toneri, himself a son of Emperor Tenmu.

First line, "oto ni kiki": "I have heard by report."
Second line, "me ni wa imada mizu": eight syllables, one more than the norm, setting ear against eye to stress that he has not actually seen it.
Third line, "Sayohime ga": the heroine of the legend.
Fourth line, "hire furiki tou": "tou" is a contraction of "to iu," "it is said she waved."
Fifth line, "kimi Matsurayama": a pivot word joining "matsu" (to wait for one's lord) with the place name Matsura, laying Sayohime's waiting heart over the mountain's name and closing on a noun. Poem 865, "the bay of Matsura, waiting for you," uses the same play.
Author: Prince Mishima
Source: Manyoshu
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