Waga oka no akihagi no hana kaze o itami chirubeku narinu mimu hito mo gamo

我が岡の秋萩の花風をいたみ
散るべくなりぬ見む人もがも

Roma-ji: Waga oka no akihagi no hana kaze o itami chirubeku narinu mimu hito mo gamo
English Translation: Upon my hillside
the bush clover's autumn blooms,
the wind is so fierce
that they are about to fall:
if only someone would see
Meaning: The autumn bush clover on my hill is about to fall under the fierce wind; if only there were someone to see it.
Commentary: Book Eight Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 1542

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two poems by Lord Ōtomo, Governor-General of Dazaifu"
The autumn bush clover on his hill is about to fall under the fierce wind, and the poet wishes there were someone to see it. It expresses the loneliness of having no one to share beautiful flowers with, and can be read as reflecting the solitude of Tabito, who lost his wife at Dazaifu.
The author, Ōtomo no Tabito, was a son of Ōtomo no Yasumaro and the father of Yakamochi. He was posted to Tsukushi as Governor-General of Dazaifu and later rose to Major Counselor.

The first line takes up "onto my hill" of the preceding poem and sings of the same hill.
The second line names the bush clover that the stag wooed as its bride in the preceding poem.
The third line, in the pattern "... o ... mi," means "because the wind is fierce."
The fourth line states that they are about to fall, and the poem pauses here.
The final line, with the desiderative "mo gamo," wishes for someone to see them. Ōtomo no Yakamochi's 1496 in this book likewise sings, "if only there were a girl to show them to," of the loneliness of having no one to show the flowers.
Author: Ōtomo no Tabito
Source: Manyoshu
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