Aji no sumu susa no irie no komorinu no ana ikizukashi mizu hisa ni shite

あぢの棲む須沙の入江の隠り沼の
あな息づかし見ず久にして

Roma-ji: Aji no sumu susa no irie no komorinu no ana ikizukashi mizu hisa ni shite
English Translation: Where the teal ducks dwell,
in the inlet of Susa,
like the hidden marsh—
ah, how I sigh and sigh,
not seeing you for so long.
Meaning: Like the hidden marsh in the inlet of Susa where the teal ducks live, oh, how I sigh—not seeing you for so long.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3547

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Sōmon (Love Exchanges)"
Like the hidden marsh deep in the inlet of Susa where the teal live, the singer keeps his feelings shut inside and does nothing but sigh. Longing for a beloved long unseen is laid over still, enclosed water.
It is one of the love exchanges. Susa is a place of unknown location.
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, "aji no sumu": "Aji" are ducks such as the Baikal teal, marking an inlet where waterfowl live.
Second line, "susa no irie no": The inlet of Susa, a place of unknown location.
Third line, "komorinu no": "Komorinu" is a marsh enclosed with no outflow, a figure for feelings shut inside. The first three lines form a preface.
Fourth line, "ana ikizukashi": "Ana" is an exclamation, ah, and "ikizukashi" means sighing.
Final line, "mizu hisa ni shite": "Not seeing you for long," the inversion giving the reason at the end.
Source: Manyoshu
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