Otomera ga hanari no kami o yū no yama kumo na tanabiki ie no atari mimu

娘子らが放りの髪を由布の山
雲なたなびき家のあたり見む

Roma-ji: Otomera ga hanari no kami o yū no yama kumo na tanabiki ie no atari mimu
English Translation: As maidens' loose hair
is bound up when they come of age,
Yū's lofty peak—
O clouds, do not trail across it,
let me gaze toward my home
Meaning: Mount Yū—named as though for binding up a maiden's loosened hair—O clouds, do not trail across it; let me look toward where my home lies.
Commentary: Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1244

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed on Journeys"
The first two lines, meaning a girl binding up her loosened hair as a sign of coming of age, form an introductory phrase leading to "Yū." The poem asks the clouds not to cover Mount Yū, for the poet wishes to look toward his home.
It is regarded as coming from the Old Collection. Mount Yū is Mount Yufu in Bungo. The idea of wishing clouds away lest they hide the direction of home echoes "O clouds, do not trail," the last line of poem 1085 in this book. The poet is unknown.

The first line, "As maidens'," refers to young girls.
In the second line, "hanari" is the style of a girl's unbound hair; the first two lines form the introductory phrase leading to "yuu" (to bind).
The third line names Mount Yufu in Bungo, which picks up the introduction through the sound "yū."
The fourth line, "O clouds, do not trail across it," is the same as the last line of poem 1085, and the poem pauses here.
In the final line, "mu" expresses intention: "let me look toward my home."
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