Miyajiro no sukae ni tateru kaogahana na sakiide sone komete shinowamu

美夜自呂のすかへに立てるかほが花
な咲き出でそねこめて偲はむ

Roma-ji: Miyajiro no sukae ni tateru kaogahana na sakiide sone komete shinowamu
English Translation: At Miyajiro,
growing on the sandy dunes,
the kao flower:
do not burst into open bloom—
I'll keep you hidden in my heart.
Meaning: Kao flower growing on the dunes of Miyajiro, do not bloom out for all to see—I will cherish you hidden in my heart.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Azuma Poems 3575

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Allegorical Poems"
The singer asks the kao flower growing on the sands of Miyajiro not to bloom openly, for he will cherish it in secret. The wish to keep love hidden from others is entrusted to his words to the flower.
It is one of the allegorical poems. Miyajiro is a place of unknown location. The kao flower also appears in 3505.
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, "miyajiro no": A place of unknown location.
Second line, "sukae ni tateru": "Sukae" is thought to be sand dunes or sandy ground.
Third line, "kaogahana": "Kaogahana" is the kao flower, thought to be the same as "kaobana" in 3505.
Fourth line, "na sakiide sone": "Na ... sone" pleads against: do not bloom. The line is hypermetric, and the poem pauses here.
Final line, "komete shinowamu": "Komete" means holding in one's heart, and "mu" shows intention.
Source: Manyoshu
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