Haribukuro kore wa tabarinu suribukuro ima wa eteshika okinasabi semu

針袋これは賜りぬすり袋
今は得てしか翁さびせむ

Roma-ji: Haribukuro kore wa tabarinu suribukuro ima wa eteshika okinasabi semu
English Translation: The needle pouch—
this I have received from you;
now a satchel bag
is what I would like to get,
and play the old man in style.
Meaning: The needle pouch I have received; now I would like a carrying bag as well, so that I can play the part of an old man properly.
Commentary: Book Eighteen 4133

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two more poems sent."
The poet says that he has received the needle pouch and now wants a carrying bag, so that he can behave like a proper old man. Jokingly brazen in asking for more after receiving a gift, the poem shows his easy friendship with Yakamochi.
Ōtomo no Ikenushi was a member of the Ōtomo clan who served as secretary of Etchū while Yakamochi was governor there, exchanging many poems and letters with him. At this time he had been transferred to the post of secretary of Echizen.

First line, "haribukuro": beginning with "needle pouch," as since 4129, it carries on the theme of the playful sequence.
Second line, "kore wa tabarinu": "tabaru" means to receive, and "nu" is perfective. He confirms he has already received the pouch, and the poem pauses after the second line.
Third line, "suribukuro": thought to be a bag for carrying things on a journey. "Haribukuro" and "suribukuro" echo each other in sound and form a pair.
Fourth line, "ima wa eteshika": "teshika" is a particle of wishing, "now I would like to get one."
Last line, "okinasabi semu": "sabu" means to behave in the manner of, "I will act the old man." Taking up "tabi no okina to omohoshite" in 4128, it closes with the joke of playing the old traveler.
Author: Ōtomo no Ikenushi
Source: Manyoshu
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