Naniwagata shiohi ni idete tamamo karu ama otomedomo na ga na norasa ne

難波潟潮干に出でて玉藻刈る
海人娘子ども汝が名告らさね

Roma-ji: Naniwagata shiohi ni idete tamamo karu ama otomedomo na ga na norasa ne
English Translation: On Naniwa's flats,
out on the shore at ebbing tide,
gathering jewel-weed,
O you fisher maidens there,
tell me, won't you, what's your name?
Meaning: You fisher girls out on the tidal flats of Naniwa, gathering seaweed at low tide—won't you tell me your names?
Commentary: Book Nine Miscellaneous Poems 1726

Headnote: "A poem by Tajihi no Mahito"
The speaker calls to the fisher girls gathering seaweed on the tidal flats of Naniwa, asking them to tell their names. In ancient times asking a woman's name meant proposing to her, and the poem shows a courtier on his travels playfully courting local girls.
The next poem, 1727, is the girl's reply, and the two form an exchange. It recalls the poem at the opening of Book One in which Emperor Yūryaku asks the name of a girl gathering herbs.
The author, Tajihi no Mahito, belonged to the Tajihi family, but his given name is not recorded.

The first line, "on Naniwa's flats," names the tidal flats of Naniwa.
The second line, "out on the shore at ebbing tide," places the girls on the bared shore.
The third line, "gathering jewel-weed," uses tama as a word of praise for the seaweed.
The fourth line, "O you fisher maidens there," uses domo to mark the plural.
The final line, "tell me, won't you, what's your name?" uses the honorific sa and the requesting ne. It answers the last line of the next poem, 1727, "I will not tell my name," through the same words "name" and "tell."
Author: Tajihi no Mahito
Source: Manyoshu
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