Ikubaku mo furanu ame yue waga seko ga mina no kokodaku taki mo todoro ni

いくばくも降らぬ雨ゆゑ我が背子が
御名のここだく瀧もとどろに

Roma-ji: Ikubaku mo furanu ame yue waga seko ga mina no kokodaku taki mo todoro ni
English Translation: Though the rain that fell
was hardly any rain at all,
for you, my dear one,
your name rises so loudly,
roaring like a waterfall
Meaning: Though the rain that fell was hardly any rain at all, your name, my dear, is roaring through the world like a waterfall.
Commentary: Book Eleven Love Poems Ancient and Modern I 2840

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Metaphorical Poems"
Though only a little rain has fallen, the waters roar like a swollen waterfall: so, though their meetings have been few, her lover's name is on everyone's lips. This is a woman's poem. A little rain stands for their modest affair and the roar of the falls for the clamor of gossip, expressing surprise and dismay at rumors that have sprung up unexpectedly.
By the left note "the one poem above expresses feelings through a waterfall," this poem uses a waterfall as its figure. It is the last poem of Book Eleven, and with it the category of metaphorical poems closes as well. The fear of gossip recurs throughout the love poems of this book, and here that theme is entrusted to the roar of a waterfall to bring the book to its end.
The author is unknown. The anonymous poems of Book Eleven gather the love poems of people whose names have not come down to us.

First line, "ikubaku mo": "hardly any." Working with the negative in "furanu" below, it conveys "only a very little."
Second line, "furanu ame yue": "though the rain did not fall much." "Yue" is understood here as concessive, and the slight rain stands for the couple's modest affair.
Third line, "waga seko ga": "my dear one's." "Seko" is a woman's affectionate word for her husband or lover, marking this as a woman's poem.
Fourth line, "mina no kokodaku": "your name, so greatly." "Mina" refers respectfully to the other's name or reputation, and "kokodaku" expresses an extreme degree.
Fifth line, "taki mo todoro ni": "roaring like a waterfall." Likening the clamor of gossip to the sound of the falls, it leaves off a word such as "rises" and trails away, closing Book Eleven on a lingering note of surprise.
Source: Manyoshu
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