Kō nureru tō ni na yori so kawakuma no kusobuna hameru itaki meyatsuko

香塗れる塔にな寄りそ川隈の
屎鮒食めるいたき女奴

Roma-ji: Kō nureru tō ni na yori so kawakuma no kusobuna hameru itaki meyatsuko
English Translation: Keep away, I say,
from the incense-painted pagoda,
you who, by the river's bend,
eat the dung-fed carp—
you wretched serving wench!
Meaning: Keep away from the incense-anointed pagoda, you wretched serving wench who eats the dung-fed carp down at the river bend!
Commentary: Book Sixteen Poems with Tales of Origin and Miscellaneous Poems 3828

Headnote: "A poem on incense, a pagoda, a privy, dung, carp and a servant."
The poet scolds a wretched serving woman who eats dung-fed carp by the river, telling her to keep away from the incense-anointed pagoda. Setting sacred things like incense and a pagoda beside base ones like a privy and dung in one poem, it draws laughter from the drop between them.
This is one of eight poems by Naga no Okimaro, playful banquet pieces composed on the spot by weaving in the names of things. The wit lies in fitting every object named in the title neatly into a single poem. In ancient times privies were sometimes built over rivers, and the river bend points to such a spot.
Naga no Okimaro was a court poet in the reigns of Empress Jitō and Emperor Monmu, bearing the title Imiki. He left poems composed on imperial outings and many impromptu verses weaving in the names of things.

First line, "kō nureru," means "anointed with incense," bringing in the incense.
Second line, "tō ni na yori so," means "do not go near the pagoda," bringing in the pagoda, and the prohibition na... so ends a clause.
Third line, "kawakuma no," means "at the river's bend," hinting at a privy built over the stream.
Fourth line, "kusobuna hameru," means "eating dung-fed carp," bringing in both dung and carp.
Final line, "itaki meyatsuko," means "you wretched serving wench," bringing in the servant. Ending on a noun in a curse, it sharpens the contrast of sacred and profane.
Author: Naga no Okimaro
Source: Manyoshu
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