Musashino no kusaba moromuki kamokakumo kimi ga manimani wa wa yorinishi o

武蔵野の草葉もろ向きかもかくも
君がまにまに我は寄りにしを

Roma-ji: Musashino no kusaba moromuki kamokakumo kimi ga manimani wa wa yorinishi o
English Translation: Out on Musashino
grass blades all bend one way:
so, come what may,
just as you would have it, love,
I gave myself to you—and yet.
Meaning: As the grass blades of Musashino all bend one way, so, whatever came, I yielded myself to you just as you wished—and yet.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3377

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
As the grass of Musashino bends all in one direction, so she gave herself entirely to his will—and yet, a woman says, resenting her lover's change of heart. The grass bending in the wind captures a heart that followed him single-mindedly.
It is one of the Musashi poems, and the fourth in a row from 3375 to begin with "Musashino."
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, "musashino no": The last of four Musashino poems, setting the scene of the broad plain.
Second line, "kusaba moromuki": "Moromuki" means all facing the same way, the blades of grass bending; the first two lines form a preface.
Third line, "kamokakumo": "Kamokakumo" means one way or another, in any case.
Fourth line, "kimi ga manimani": "Manimani" means as one wills: she left everything to him.
Final line, "wa wa yorinishi o": "Nishi" marks completion and past, and "o" is a resentful concessive: I drew close to you, and yet.
Source: Manyoshu
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