Ōhoshiku kimi o aimite suga no ne no nagaki haruhi o koiwataru ka mo

おほほしく君を相見て菅の根の
長き春日を恋ひわたるかも

Roma-ji: Ōhoshiku kimi o aimite suga no ne no nagaki haruhi o koiwataru ka mo
English Translation: Dim and indistinct
I have seen you, my dear one,
sedge roots stretching long—
through the long, long day of spring
on and on I go on longing.
Meaning: Having seen you only dimly, I go on longing for you through the spring days, long as the roots of sedge.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Love Poems 1921

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Love Expressed Through Grasses"
This poem laments that having seen the beloved only faintly, the speaker goes on longing through the long spring days, and it closes the group on grasses. Whereas 1909, "having seen my beloved faintly, I will long for her afterward," foresaw the longing to come after a faint glimpse, this poem sings of that premonition come true, so the two correspond as foreboding and reality.

The first line, "ōhoshiku," dimly, is the same word as the third line of 1909.
The second line, "having seen you," refers to the meeting.
The third line, "suga no ne no," is a pillow word for "long," from the long-stretching roots of sedge.
The fourth line, "the long spring day," names the length of the days.
The last line, "koiwataru ka mo," I go on longing, is the same ending as 1911.
Source: Manyoshu
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