Shirotae no koromo no sode o makuraga yo ama kogiku miyu nami tatsu na yume

白栲の衣の袖を麻久良我よ
海人漕ぎ来見ゆ波立つなゆめ

Roma-ji: Shirotae no koromo no sode o makuraga yo ama kogiku miyu nami tatsu na yume
English Translation: White-barked cloth's
sleeve of a robe for pillow—
from Makuraga
I see the fishers rowing in:
waves, do not rise, not ever!
Meaning: From Makuraga—named for the sleeve of a white robe used as pillow—I see the fishers rowing in. Waves, do not rise, not ever!
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3449

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Miscellaneous Poems"
Seeing the fishers' boats rowing in from Makuraga, the singer begs the waves never to rise. The wish for the boats' safety is the plain feeling of people living by the water.
It is one of the miscellaneous poems. Makuraga is thought by some to be near Koga in Shimōsa, and "Makuraga no Koga" is also sung in 3555 and 3558 of this book.
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, "shirotae no": A pillow word for "robe."
Second line, "koromo no sode o": "The sleeve of a robe," leading through pillowing on a sleeve to "Makuraga." The first two lines introduce the place name almost as a preface.
Third line, "makuraga yo": The place Makuraga, with "makura," pillow, in its sound; "yo" marks the route.
Fourth line, "ama kogiku miyu": "I see the fishers rowing in"; the poem pauses here.
Final line, "nami tatsu na yume": "Na" forbids and "yume" means never, the same ending as "iro ni zu na yume" in 3376 from Musashi.
Source: Manyoshu
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