Teradera no megaki mōsaku Ōkami no ogaki tabarite sono ko umawamu

寺々の女餓鬼申さく大神の
男餓鬼賜りてその子産まはむ

Roma-ji: Teradera no megaki mōsaku Ōkami no ogaki tabarite sono ko umawamu
English Translation: At temple on temple
the she-ghouls make their plea:
"Grant us Ōmiwa,
that hungry ghost of a man,
and we'll bear his young!"
Meaning: The female hungry ghosts of every temple are saying, "Give us that skinny male ghost of the Ōmiwa clan, and we'll bear his children!"
Commentary: Book Sixteen Poems with Tales of Origin and Miscellaneous Poems 3840

Headnote: "A poem by Ikeda no Asomi mocking Ōmiwa no Asomi Okimori; one poem [Ikeda no Asomi's given name has been forgotten]."
Saying the female hungry ghosts of the temples wish to marry the male ghost of Ōmiwa and bear his children, the poem mocks the skinny Ōmiwa no Okimori by likening him to a hungry ghost. It is a biting, comic insult that draws on the ghost images kept in temples.
The next poem, 3841, is Okimori's retort about Ikeda's red nose, so the two make an exchange of mockery. Temples of the time are thought to have kept images of hungry ghosts.
Ikeda no Asomi is a man of the Ikeda clan holding the title Asomi; the headnote says his given name was forgotten. Some identify him with Ikeda no Mahira, but there is no settled view.

First line, "teradera no," means "of temple after temple."
Second line, "megaki mōsaku," means "the she-ghouls say." Mōsaku is the nominalized form of mōsu, introducing the ghosts' words.
Third line, "Ōkami no," refers to Ōmiwa no Asomi Okimori. Placing the clan name amid Buddhist terms adds comedy.
Fourth line, "ogaki tabarite," means "receiving the male ghost," casting the thin Okimori as a male hungry ghost.
Final line, "sono ko umawamu," means "we would bear his child." Umawamu joins the continuative fu and volitional mu to umu, ending on the comic match between ghosts.
Author: Ikeda no Asomi
Source: Manyoshu
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