Takashima no ado shiranami wa sawakedomo ware wa ie omou iori kanashimi

高島の安曇白波は騒けども
我れは家思ふ廬り悲しみ

Roma-ji: Takashima no ado shiranami wa sawakedomo ware wa ie omou iori kanashimi
English Translation: At Takashima
the white waves of Ado roar
and clamor, and yet
I think only of my home,
so sad this makeshift lodging
Meaning: At Takashima the white waves of the Ado River roar and clamor, yet I think only of home, so forlorn is this makeshift lodging.
Commentary: Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1238

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed on Journeys"
Though the white waves of the Ado River at Takashima roar and clamor, the poet's thoughts of home are not drowned out. The dreariness of his makeshift lodging only deepens his longing for home.
It is regarded as coming from the Old Collection. Its structure, "though they clamor, I think of...," closely resembles Kakinomoto no Hitomaro's poem 133 in Book Two, "Though the bamboo leaves rustle all through the mountain, I think of my love, for I have come away from her." Takashima also appears in poem 1236 in this book. The poet is unknown.

The first line names Takashima in Ōmi, the same place as in the third line of poem 1236.
The second line refers to the white waves of the Ado River flowing through Takashima.
The third line, "and clamor, and yet," is concessive.
The fourth line, "I think only of my home," pauses the poem and has an extra syllable.
The final line, "so sad this makeshift lodging," is a "-mi" form giving the reason by inversion.
Source: Manyoshu
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