Uruwashi to omoishi omowaba shitabimo ni yuitsuke mochite yamazu shinowase

愛しと思ひし思はば下紐に
結ひつけ持ちてやまず偲はせ

Roma-ji: Uruwashi to omoishi omowaba shitabimo ni yuitsuke mochite yamazu shinowase
English Translation: If you truly think
of me as dear to you,
to your inner cord
tie this keepsake and keep it,
remember me always
Meaning: If you truly hold me dear, tie this keepsake to the cord of your undergarment and keep it, and never cease to think of me.
Commentary: Book Fifteen Exchange Poems of Nakatomi no Yakamori and Sano no Otogami no Otome 3766

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Poems exchanged between Nakatomi no Ason Yakamori and Sano no Otogami no Otome"
He sings that if she truly holds him dear, she should tie the keepsake to her inner cord, keep it, and think of him without ceasing. He asks that the keepsake he told her not to show others in the preceding poem be tied to her undergarment's cord, hidden from view, and kept close to her skin. It is the last of the thirteen poems the left note marks as Yakamori's, which close with this poem entrusting a keepsake.
The author, Nakatomi no Yakamori, was a son of Nakatomi no Azumahito, from the Nakatomi clan in charge of the rites of the gods. He was exiled to Echizen Province for an offense, but was later pardoned and returned to the capital.
A left note reads "the above thirteen poems are by Nakatomi no Ason Yakamori"; the thirteen poems from 3754 to 3766 of this book were sent by Yakamori to the young woman from his place of exile. The latter half of this book contains sixty-three poems exchanged between Nakatomi no Yakamori and Sano no Otogami no Otome. According to the book's table of contents, when Yakamori took as his wife the young woman, a lady-in-waiting of the palace storehouse office, he was exiled to Echizen Province by imperial decree. The place of exile is thought to be Ajimano in Echizen, near present-day Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture.

First line, "uruwashi to": "uruwashi" means dear.
Second line, "omoishi omowaba": "shi" is an emphatic particle: if you truly think so.
Third line, "shitabimo ni": "shitabimo" is the cord of an undergarment, a place hidden from view.
Fourth line, "yuitsuke mochite": tying it on and keeping it, meaning to carry the keepsake close to the skin.
Fifth line, "yamazu shinowase": "shinowasu" is an honorific of "shinou," here imperative: never cease to think of me, the poem ends.
Author: Nakatomi no Yakamori
Source: Manyoshu
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