Aratama no kie no hayashi ni na o tatete yukikatsumashiji i o sakidatane

あらたまの伎倍の林に汝を立てて
行きかつましじ寐を先立たね

Roma-ji: Aratama no kie no hayashi ni na o tatete yukikatsumashiji i o sakidatane
English Translation: Aratama's land—
in the grove of Kie
leaving you standing,
I could never bring myself to go:
first, let us sleep together.
Meaning: How could I go off and leave you standing in the grove of Kie? First, let us lie down together.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3353

Headnote: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
The singer declares he cannot leave his love standing in the grove of Kie and urges that they first lie together. Hesitation at parting and frank desire are voiced with forceful rhythm and touches of dialect.
With this poem the section of love exchanges begins. The left note reads "The two poems above are from Tōtōmi Province," present-day western Shizuoka. Kie is thought to be a place near Hamamatsu, and some see this as a folk song sung at gatherings such as utagaki.
The poet is unknown. The Azuma uta are thought to have been sung among the people of the eastern provinces, and they are marked by plain, open-hearted expression mixed with local dialect.

First line, "aratama no": A pillow word attached to "year" and to the place name Aratama. Here, through the Aratama District of Tōtōmi, it leads to Kie.
Second line, "kie no hayashi ni": A place in Tōtōmi and the grove there. The next poem opens with the same place name, "Kiebito no," making the two a pair.
Third line, "na o tatete": "Na" is an intimate word for "you," and "tatete" means leaving you standing.
Fourth line, "yukikatsumashiji": "Katsu" means to be able, and "mashiji" is negative conjecture: surely I could not go. The poem pauses here.
Final line, "i o sakidatane": "I" means sleep, here sleeping together, and "ne" expresses a wish. The closing plea is the poem's whole point: lie together before parting.
Source: Manyoshu
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