Amanogawa kawato ni tachite aga koishi kimi kimasu nari himo toki matamu

天の川川門に立ちて我が恋ひし
君来ますなり紐解き待たむ

Roma-ji: Amanogawa kawato ni tachite aga koishi kimi kimasu nari himo toki matamu
English Translation: The Heavenly River,
standing at its river-gate,
the one I've longed for,
you are coming, so it seems—
loosening my sash, I'll wait.
Meaning: Standing at the crossing of the Heavenly River, I hear that you whom I have longed for are coming. I will loosen my sash and wait.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2048

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Tanabata"
This poem, in the Weaver's voice, senses that the Herdsman she longed for while standing at the crossing of the Heavenly River is coming, and vows to loosen her sash and wait. It shows the joy and anticipation of greeting the long-awaited time of meeting. The kundoku also carries a variant, "ama no kawa kawa ni mukitachi," reading the opening as "standing facing the river." Whereas in 2016 the Herdsman said he would loosen his sash and go, here the Weaver says she will loosen her sash and wait, so the two poems answer each other.

The first line, "the Heavenly River," names the river dividing the stars.
In the second line, "kawato ni tachite," "kawato" means a river crossing.
In the third line, "aga koishi," "shi" is the attributive of the past "ki": whom I longed for.
In the fourth line, "kimi kimasu nari," "masu" is honorific and "nari" marks hearsay: it seems you are coming. The poem breaks here.
In the last line, "himo toki matamu," "mu" expresses intention, closing with anticipation as she loosens her sash to wait.
Source: Manyoshu
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