Komanishiki himo tokisakete nuru ga e ni ado sero to kamo ayani kanashiki

高麗錦紐解き放けて寝るが上に
あどせろとかもあやに愛しき

Roma-ji: Komanishiki himo tokisakete nuru ga e ni ado sero to kamo ayani kanashiki
English Translation: Brocade from Koma—
our cords untied and loosened,
we lie side by side,
yet what more would you have me do?
You are so dear, past bearing.
Meaning: Our brocade cords untied, we lie together—what more would you have me do? You are dear to me beyond bearing.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3465

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
Though they lie together with their cords undone, a woman feels her lover so unbearably dear that she wonders what more she could possibly do. A love that overflows even when fulfilled is expressed through a restless question.
It is one of the love exchanges. Koma brocade came from Goguryeo on the Korean peninsula and is used as a pillow word for "cord."
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, "komanishiki": Brocade from Goguryeo, a pillow word for "cord."
Second line, "himo tokisakete": "Untying and loosening our cords," lying together.
Third line, "nuru ga e ni": "Ga e ni" means on top of that.
Fourth line, "ado sero to kamo": "Ado" is an eastern "how," and "sero" an eastern form of "seyo."
Final line, "ayani kanashiki": "Ayani" means beyond reason, and "kanashiki" is the attributive completing "kamo."
Source: Manyoshu
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