Ashita inite yūbe wa kimasu kimi yue ni yuyushiku mo wa wa nagekitsuru kamo

朝去にて夕は来ます君ゆゑに
ゆゆしくも我は嘆きつるかも

Roma-ji: Ashita inite yūbe wa kimasu kimi yue ni yuyushiku mo wa wa nagekitsuru kamo
English Translation: Leaving in the morning,
you come back again at dusk;
yet over you, my lord,
so ominously
I gave myself to sighs
Meaning: You leave in the morning and come back to me at dusk, yet I sighed over your going as if it were an ill omen.
Commentary: Book Twelve Expressing Thoughts Directly 2893

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Expressing Thoughts Directly"
A woman reflects that, although her lover leaves in the morning and returns at dusk, she grieved at the morning parting as if it were ominous. In the contrast between morning and evening appears a heart that cannot bear even a brief separation.
The poet is unknown. Book Twelve, titled the second part of "Love Poems Exchanged Old and New," gathers love poems by people whose names have not come down to us, arranged by category.

Line one, "ashita inite," means "leaving in the morning," and pairs with "yūbe," evening, in line two.
Line two, "yūbe wa kimasu": "masu" is honorific, "you come again in the evening."
Line three, "kimi yue ni," means "though it is you," read as concessive.
Line four, "yuyushiku mo wa wa": "yuyushi" means "so as to be ill-omened."
Line five, "nagekitsuru kamo," means "I found myself sighing," reflecting on her excessive grief at the morning parting.
Author: Unknown
Source: Manyoshu
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