Tamadasuki kakenu toki nashi aga koi wa shigure shi furaba nuretsutsu mo yukamu

玉たすき懸けぬ時なし我が恋は
しぐれし降らば濡れつつも行かむ

Roma-ji: Tamadasuki kakenu toki nashi aga koi wa shigure shi furaba nuretsutsu mo yukamu
English Translation: Jeweled sleeve-cord worn,
never is there time I fail
to keep her in mind—
should the autumn showers fall,
soaking through, I still will go.
Meaning: There is never a time I do not hold her in my heart—so even if the autumn showers fall, I will go to her, soaking wet.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2236

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Rain"
This poem resolves to go to the beloved even if soaked by falling showers, for a love never out of mind. Like 1915 in the spring love poems, where one went out without noticing the spring rain, it shows love's single-mindedness regardless of rain. Against the loneliness of being soaked by showers in the preceding poem, this one shows a strong will to go though soaked.

The first line, "tamadasuki," is a pillow word for "kaku," from hanging a sleeve cord over the shoulders.
The second line, "there is no time I do not hold it," breaks the poem after the second line.
The third line, "my love," names the subject.
In the fourth line, "shigure shi furaba," "shi" is emphatic and "ba" marks a supposition: even if showers fall.
In the last line, "nuretsutsu mo yukamu," "mu" expresses intention, closing with the resolve to go though wet.
Source: Manyoshu
Prev Poem: Akita karu tabi no iori ni shigure furi waga sode nurenu hosu hito nashi ni
Next Poem: Momichiba o chirasu shigure no furu nae ni yo sae zo samuki hitori shi nureba