Izuku ni zo masoho horu oka komodatami Heguri no aso ga hana no ue o hore

いづくにぞま朱掘る岡薦畳
平群の朝臣が鼻の上を掘れ

Roma-ji: Izuku ni zo masoho horu oka komodatami Heguri no aso ga hana no ue o hore
English Translation: Where, I wonder, is
the hill where vermilion's dug?
Like a layered mat,
on Heguri the courtier,
dig on top of his red nose!
Meaning: Where is the hill to dig for vermilion? Go and dig on top of the nose of that courtier Heguri!
Commentary: Book Sixteen Poems with Tales of Origin and Miscellaneous Poems 3843

Headnote: "A poem in reply by Hozumi no Asomi; one poem."
Asking where the hill for digging vermilion might be, the poet answers that one should dig on Heguri's red nose. Laughed at for his armpit hair in the preceding poem, Hozumi hits back by picking on his rival's nose.
It forms an exchange of mockery with the preceding poem, 3842. Its final line, "dig on top of his nose," is identical to that of Ōmiwa no Okimori's poem 3841, borrowing the phrasing of the earlier insult wholesale to strike back.
Hozumi no Asomi is a man of the Hozumi clan with the title Asomi; some identify him with Hozumi no Oyu, but there is no settled view.

First line, "izuku ni zo," means "where is it?" opening with a question.
Second line, "masoho horu oka," means "the hill where vermilion is dug," and the poem pauses here.
Third line, "komodatami," is a pillow word for Heguri, from the layering (he) of rush mats. It pairs with yahotade, which led into Hozumi in the preceding poem.
Fourth line, "Heguri no aso ga," means "of courtier Heguri."
Final line, "hana no ue o hore," means "dig on top of his nose." It repeats the last line of poem 3841, recasting the red nose as a vermilion hill.
Author: Hozumi no Asomi
Source: Manyoshu
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