Koma namete iza mi ni yukan Tatsutagawa shiranami yosuru kishi no atari o - Senzai Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

駒並めていざ見に行かん竜田川
白波寄する岸のあたりを

Roma-ji: Koma namete iza mi ni yukan Tatsutagawa shiranami yosuru kishi no atari o
English Translation: Riding side by side,
come, let us go and see them,
the Tatsuta River,
where the white waves break against
the banks along its shore
Meaning: Let us ride side by side and go to see the banks of the Tatsuta River, where the white waves come breaking in.
Commentary: Book Eighteen Miscellaneous Poems III 1167

Headnote: "Composed in the reign of Emperor Nijō on the feelings of travel, placing the five syllables ko-i-ta-shi-ki at the head of the lines"
In the reign of Emperor Nijō, the poet placed the five syllables "ko-i-ta-shi-ki" at the head of each line and composed an acrostic on the feelings of travel. Riding side by side, let us go and see the banks of the Tatsuta River where the white waves break, he says. Read down the first syllables of the lines and one finds "koitajiki," the small wooden floor south of the courtiers' hall in the Seiryōden. Though the topic is a place within the palace, he turns it into a lighthearted travel poem of friends setting out together for the famous Tatsuta River.
The author, "Minamoto no Masashige Ason," was an official of the late Heian period, but the details of his life are not known.
This poem and the next, 1168, are the two acrostic poems in this book, and both treat the feelings of travel. The first line of the main text reads "koma namete," which does not match "koma nabete" in the kana reading line; here the main text is followed.

First line, "koma namete": "koma" is a horse and "namete" means lining up, depicting friends setting out with their horses side by side. It carries the acrostic syllable "ko."
Second line, "iza mi ni yukan": "iza" is a word of invitation and "n" the auxiliary of intention, "come, let us go and see." The poem pauses here. It carries the acrostic syllable "i."
Third line, "Tatsutagawa": a poetic place in Yamato, a river famed for its autumn leaves. It carries the acrostic syllable "ta."
Fourth line, "shiranami yosuru": "where the white waves break." It carries the acrostic syllable "shi."
Fifth line, "kishi no atari o": it gives the object of "mi ni yukan" in the second line, in inverted order. It carries the acrostic syllable "ki." The next poem, 1168, is likewise an acrostic on the feelings of travel with five syllables placed at the heads of the lines.
Author: Minamoto no Masashige
Source: Senzai Wakashu
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