Momichiba no chirau yamabe yu kogu fune no nioi ni medete idete kinikeri

黄葉の散らふ山辺ゆ漕ぐ船の
にほひにめでて出でて来にけり

Roma-ji: Momichiba no chirau yamabe yu kogu fune no nioi ni medete idete kinikeri
English Translation: By the mountain slopes
where the yellow leaves are falling,
the boats rowing past,
drawn by their splendor,
I have come out to see
Meaning: Drawn by the splendor of the ships rowing past the slopes where the yellow leaves are falling, I have come out to greet you.
Commentary: Book Fifteen Poems of the Envoys to Silla 3704

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Eighteen poems composed while anchored at Takashiki Bay, each expressing his feelings"
A local woman invited to the banquet sings that she has come out, drawn by the splendor of the ships rowing past the slopes where the yellow leaves are falling. By praising the beauty of the embassy's ships from the capital, she expresses her welcome to the travelers. The pairing of autumn leaves and ships is splendid, making it a greeting poem fitting for the banquet.
The author, Tamatsuki, is a woman of Tsushima described in the left note as "a young woman of Tsushima named Tamatsuki"; she is thought to have been a wandering woman entertainer who attended the banquet welcoming the embassy.
According to the headnote, this is one of eighteen poems composed while anchored at Takashiki Bay, each expressing his feelings. Takashiki Bay lies within Asō Bay in Tsushima, thought to be present-day Takeshiki in Mitsushima, Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The first half of the sequence ranges poems by the ambassador, vice-ambassador, senior and junior secretaries, and a young woman of Tsushima, and is thought to have been composed at a banquet.

First line, "momichiba no": leaves colored in autumn.
Second line, "chirau yamabe yu": "chirau" means to keep falling and "yu" marks passage: past the slopes where the yellow leaves fall.
Third line, "kogu fune no": the embassy's ships rowing along the bay below the slopes.
Fourth line, "nioi ni medete": "nioi" is beautiful color and splendor, "mezu" means to be charmed: drawn by the beauty of the ships.
Fifth line, "idete kinikeri": "ni" is perfective and "keri" exclamatory: I have come out, the poem ends.
Author: Tamatsuki
Source: Manyoshu
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