Na ga haha ni korare a wa yuku aokumo no ideko wagimoko aimite yukamu

汝が母に嘖られ我は行く青雲の
出で来我妹子相見て行かむ

Roma-ji: Na ga haha ni korare a wa yuku aokumo no ideko wagimoko aimite yukamu
English Translation: By your mother scolded,
away I must go from here—
like the clouds in the blue,
come out to me, my darling,
let me see you before I go.
Meaning: Scolded by your mother, I'm on my way—come out like a cloud in the blue sky, my darling, and let me see you before I leave.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3519

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
Having come to his beloved's house and been scolded away by her mother, a man calls on her to come out and show her face at least. The image of a youth chased off by the girl's mother is endearing and typical of folk song.
It is one of the love exchanges and the tenth in the cloud sequence. The mother guarding her daughter's love also appears in 3393 from Hitachi, "haha i moredomo."
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, "na ga haha ni": "By your mother," as the mother guarding her daughter appears.
Second line, "korare a wa yuku": "Korare" means scolded; the line is hypermetric with six syllables, and the poem pauses here.
Third line, "aokumo no": "Aokumo," clouds in the blue sky, is a pillow word for "come out."
Fourth line, "ideko wagimoko": "Come out, my darling," an imperative and address.
Final line, "aimite yukamu": "I will go after seeing you," with "mu" showing intention.
Source: Manyoshu
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