Azusayumi sue wa shiranedo uruwashimi kimi ni taguite yamaji koekinu

梓弓末は知らねど愛しみ
君にたぐひて山道越え来ぬ

Roma-ji: Azusayumi sue wa shiranedo uruwashimi kimi ni taguite yamaji koekinu
English Translation: Like a catalpa bow,
how it ends I cannot know,
but for love of you
I came along beside you
over the mountain road
Meaning: I cannot tell what lies ahead, but out of love I have come with you over the mountain road.
Commentary: Book Twelve Thoughts Arising on Journeys 3149

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Thoughts Arising on Journeys"
A woman sings that though she cannot know what lies ahead, out of love she has come with the man over the mountain road. It conveys both the anxiety and the devotion of a woman accompanying a traveler.
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, "azusayumi," is a pillow word for "sue," the end.
Line two, "sue wa shiranedo," means "though I do not know the end," akin to "sue wa shi shirazu" in poem 2985 in this book.
Line three, "uruwashimi," means "out of love," read "uruwashimi" in the kana line.
Line four, "kimi ni taguite," means "close beside you," the same line as in poem 3010 in this book.
Line five, "yamaji koekinu," means "I have crossed the mountain road."
Author: Unknown
Source: Manyoshu
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