Akino ni wa ima koso yukame mononofu no otoko omina no hana nioi mi ni

秋野には今こそ行かめもののふの
男女の花にほひ見に

Roma-ji: Akino ni wa ima koso yukame mononofu no otoko omina no hana nioi mi ni
English Translation: To the autumn fields
now indeed is when to go,
to see the courtiers,
both the men and the women,
glowing there like flowers in bloom
Meaning: Now is the time to go to the autumn fields, to see the courtiers, men and women alike, glowing like flowers.
Commentary: Book Twenty Miscellaneous Poems 4317

Headnote: none. Continuing the left note above, this is one of six poems Yakamochi composed while thinking alone of the autumn fields.
Now is the time to go to the autumn fields, to see courtiers, men and women, glowing like flowers: the poem sings of the eager heart drawn to an autumn outing. According to the left note, it is the third of the six poems; besides the flowers themselves, it likens the courtiers at play in the fields to blossoms.
The author, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, son of Ōtomo no Tabito, was at this time Junior Assistant Minister of Military Affairs.

The first line, "akino ni wa," gives the destination, set apart with wa.
The second line, "ima koso yukame," is resolved by koso with me, the perfective form of the volitional mu. The poem pauses here.
The third line, "mononofu no," means officials serving the court and modifies "men and women."
The fourth line, "otoko omina no," refers to the men and women of the court, restating the "courtiers" of the first poem of the set.
The closing line, "hana nioi mi ni," means "to see their flower-like glow." By inversion it adds the purpose of going at the end.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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