Sagamuji no yorogi no hama no manago nasu kora wa kanashiku omowaruru kamo

相模道の余綾の浜の真砂なす
子らは愛しく思はるるかも

Roma-ji: Sagamuji no yorogi no hama no manago nasu kora wa kanashiku omowaruru kamo
English Translation: On the Sagami road,
at Yorogi's sandy beach,
like the fine sand grains—
so dear and darling is she,
so does she fill all my thoughts.
Meaning: Like the fine sand of Yorogi beach on the Sagami road, my darling comes to mind, so dear to me.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3372

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
Like the fine sand of Yorogi beach, the singer's beloved comes to mind with deep tenderness. The beauty of the fine white sand and its countless grains are laid over the depth of his love.
The left note reads "The twelve poems above are from Sagami Province," and this is the last of them. Yorogi beach is thought to be the shore near present-day Ōiso in Kanagawa.
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, "sagamuji no": The road through Sagami; "Sagamu" is the old name for Sagami.
Second line, "yorogi no hama no": The shore of Yorogi District in Sagami, thought to be near present-day Ōiso.
Third line, "manago nasu": "Manago" is fine sand, and "nasu" means "like." The first three lines form a preface.
Fourth line, "kora wa kanashiku": The "ra" of "kora" is an affectionate suffix.
Final line, "omowaruru kamo": "Ruru" is spontaneous: she comes to mind of her own accord. "Kamo" is exclamatory.
Source: Manyoshu
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