Kaze fukite kawanami tachinu hikifune ni watari mo kimase yo no fukenu ma ni

風吹きて川波立ちぬ引き船に
渡りも来ませ夜の更けぬ間に

Roma-ji: Kaze fukite kawanami tachinu hikifune ni watari mo kimase yo no fukenu ma ni
English Translation: As the wind blows on,
the waves have risen on the stream;
in a towing boat
come across to me, I pray,
while the night is not yet late.
Meaning: The wind is blowing and waves have risen on the river. Come across to me in a towed boat, before the night grows late.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2054

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Tanabata"
This poem, in the Weaver's voice, asks that since the wind has raised waves on the river, the Herdsman come across in a boat towed by rope. Fearing the waves yet not giving up the meeting, it shows an earnest wish that he come even by some contrivance. Whereas 2046 anxiously asked him to moor the boat amid the waves, this poem asks him to cross even by towboat, so opposite wishes for the same situation stand side by side.

The first line, "the wind blowing," gives the cause.
In the second line, "kawanami tachinu," "nu" marks completion, and the poem breaks here; it is the same as the second line of 2046.
The third line, "in a towing boat," names a boat pulled from the bank by rope, a safe way to cross in waves.
In the fourth line, "watari mo kimase," "mase" is an honorific imperative: please come across.
The last line, "before the night grows late," is the same ending as 2042, closing with the reason for haste.
Source: Manyoshu
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