我(ﾜ)が名はも 千名(ﾁﾅ)の五百名(ｲﾎﾅ)に 立ちぬとも 君が名立たば 惜(ｦ)しみこそ泣け
I don’t care about my gossip of love affair, however notorious.
Should it be yours, I will shed tears anxious.
我(ﾜ)が名はも 千名(ﾁﾅ)の五百名(ｲﾎﾅ)に 立ちぬとも 君が名立たば 惜(ｦ)しみこそ泣け
大伴坂上大嬢 (ｵﾎﾄﾓﾉｻｶﾉｳﾍﾉｵﾎｦﾄﾒ)
(現代語訳)
わたしの浮名は、どんなに大げさに立ってもよいですが、あなたの浮名が立ちますと、くやしくて涙が出てきます。
I don’t care about my gossip of love affair, however notorious.
Should it be yours, I will shed tears anxious.
Otomo no Sakanouhe no Otome
4-731
二人の浮名がたって、家持に差し障りがでることを恐れたのだろう。
She was probably afraid that a rumor about their affair would cause trouble for Yakamochi.
