Tamakiharu waga yama no ue ni tatsu kasumi tatsu tomo u tomo kimi ga manimani

たまきはる我が山の上に立つ霞
立つとも居とも君がまにまに

Roma-ji: Tamakiharu waga yama no ue ni tatsu kasumi tatsu tomo u tomo kimi ga manimani
English Translation: Soul-endowing life—
on the hill above my home
the haze that rises—
whether I rise or sit,
all is just as you would wish.
Meaning: Like the haze that rises over the hill of my home, whether I rise or sit, it shall all be just as you wish.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Love Poems 1912

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Love Expressed Through Haze"
Taking as its preface the haze rising over the hill of the speaker's home, this poem vows to follow the beloved's wishes in rising and sitting alike. The "tatsu," rising, of the haze in the upper lines leads into the human "tatsu" of the lower lines, showing a single-hearted devotion that entrusts everything to the beloved. Within the haze group, haze becomes the scene that draws forth devotion to a lover.

The first line, "tamakiharu," is a pillow word attached to words such as "life" and "within," here taken to qualify "my."
The second line, "on the hill of my home," is hypermetric.
The third line, "the rising haze," with the upper lines forming a preface leading into "tatsu," to rise.
The fourth line, "tatsu tomo u tomo," whether rising or sitting, uses "u," to sit, to cover every action.
The last line, "kimi ga manimani," as you wish, closes with a heart that entrusts all to the beloved.
Source: Manyoshu
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