Kuyashiku mo michinuru shio ka suminoe no kishi no uramiyu yukamashi mono o

悔しくも満ちぬる潮か住吉の
岸の浦廻ゆ行かましものを

Roma-ji: Kuyashiku mo michinuru shio ka suminoe no kishi no uramiyu yukamashi mono o
English Translation: How it vexes me,
the tide that has come flooding in!
At Suminoe
along the shoreline of the bay
I would have made my way
Meaning: How vexing that the tide has come in! I meant to walk along the shore of the bay at Suminoe.
Commentary: Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1144

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed in Settsu"
The poet is vexed that the tide has come in and prevents him from walking along the shore of the bay at Suminoe as he had planned. His wish to stroll the lovely beach at Suminoe is expressed as frustration.
It is a poem composed in Settsu, and poems on the shore at Suminoe follow. The poet is unknown.

The first line, "How it vexes me," means "to my regret."
In the second line, "ka" is exclamatory: "the tide that has come in!" The poem pauses here.
The third line names Suminoe in Settsu, the seaside where the Sumiyoshi Shrine stands.
In the fourth line, "urami" means the curve of a bay, and "yu" marks passage: "along the bay."
In the final line, "mashi" is counterfactual, and "mono o" is a concessive exclamation: "I would have gone that way."
Source: Manyoshu
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