Akizuno o hito no kakureba asa makishi kimi ga omōete nageki wa yamazu

秋津野を人の懸くれば朝撒きし
君が思ほえて嘆きはやまず

Roma-ji: Akizuno o hito no kakureba asa makishi kimi ga omōete nageki wa yamazu
English Translation: Of Akizu moor
whenever people speak,
you, whom at morning
I scattered there, come to mind,
and my grieving never ends
Meaning: Whenever people speak of the moor of Akizu, I think of you, whom I scattered there one morning, and my grieving never ends.
Commentary: Book Seven Elegies 1405

Headnote: none (Elegies section)
Each time people mention the moor of Akizu, the poet thinks of the one scattered there one morning, and the grieving never ends. "Asa makishi" is understood to refer to scattering the cremated remains on the moor, and the poem shows how the mere name of the place revives the sorrow.
It is the second poem in the elegy section. The moor of Akizu is thought to lie near Miyataki in Yoshino. The next poem also concerns the moor of Akizu, so two elegies on that moor stand side by side. The poet is unknown.

The first line, "Of Akizu moor," names the moor in Yoshino and answers "Akizuno ni" in the first line of the next poem.
The second line, "whenever people speak," means because people say its name aloud.
The third line, "whom at morning I scattered," is understood to refer to scattering the cremated remains.
The fourth line, "you ... come to mind," has an extra syllable.
The final line, "and my grieving never ends," means the lament does not cease.
Source: Manyoshu
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