Man'yōshū MYS XIV: 3396 15th February 2019 temca 1 Comment 小筑波の茂き木の間よ立つ鳥の目ゆか汝を見むさ寝ざらなくに otukuba nosigeki ko no ma yotatu tori nome yuka na o mimusanezaranakuniAt TsukubaBetween the lushly growing trees,As a darting birdDid I catch a glimpse of you?Though ‘tis not that you were not asleep… Anonymous
Gotta love the conjugation of that final verb …