Suminoe no kishi ni mukaeru Awajishima aware to kimi o iwanu hi wa nashi

住吉の岸に向へる淡路島
あはれと君を言はぬ日はなし

Roma-ji: Suminoe no kishi ni mukaeru Awajishima aware to kimi o iwanu hi wa nashi
English Translation: Facing Suminoe,
across from its shore lies
Awaji Isle;
"ah, my dear," I say of you,
and no day passes without it
Meaning: Like Awaji Island facing the shore of Suminoe, not a day goes by that I do not say of you, "Ah, how dear."
Commentary: Book Twelve Poems Lamenting Parting 3197

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Poems Lamenting Parting"
Using Awaji Island across from the Suminoe shore as an introduction, the poet sings that no day passes without saying "ah, how dear" of the beloved. Its highlight is the device leading from "awa" in Awaji to "aware," ah, how dear.
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, "Suminoe no," refers to the area of Sumiyoshi Ward in Osaka, read "Suminoe" in the kana line. The same place appears in poem 3076 in this book.
Line two, "kishi ni mukaeru," means "facing the shore."
Line three, "Awajishima," is Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, and the lines up to here form an introduction leading through the sound "awa" to "aware."
Line four, "aware to kimi o," means "saying 'ah, how dear' of you."
Line five, "iwanu hi wa nashi," means "there is no day I do not say it."
Author: Unknown
Source: Manyoshu
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