Waka no ura ni shiranami tachite okitsukaze samuki yūbe wa yamato shi omōyu

若の浦に白波立ちて沖つ風
寒き夕は大和し思ほゆ

Roma-ji: Waka no ura ni shiranami tachite okitsukaze samuki yūbe wa yamato shi omōyu
English Translation: At the bay of Waka
the white waves are rising high,
and the wind from sea
blows cold across the evening—
then I think of Yamato
Meaning: When white waves rise in the bay of Waka and the wind from the open sea blows cold at evening, my thoughts turn to Yamato.
Commentary: Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1219

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed on Journeys"
On an evening when white waves rise in Waka Bay and the wind blows cold from the open sea, the poet thinks of his home in Yamato. The chill seaside evening deepens the traveler's melancholy and longing for home.
It is one of the seven poems by Lord Fujiwara, a poem of the journey to Kii. The last line, "I think of Yamato," is the same as in poem 1175 in this book, a closing that longs for home while away.
The author, "Fujiwara-kyō," is an honorific title for a senior noble of the Fujiwara clan. He is said to be either Fujiwara no Fusasaki or Fujiwara no Maro, and there is no settled view as to whom it refers.

The first line names Waka Bay in Kii and has an extra syllable.
The second line, "the white waves are rising high," describes the breakers.
The third line refers to the wind blowing from the open sea.
The fourth line, "blows cold across the evening," echoes "in the chill of evening" in the fourth line of poem 1161 in this book.
The final line, "then I think of Yamato," is the same as the last line of poem 1175.
Author: Lord Fujiwara
Source: Manyoshu
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