Kagiri naki omoi no mama ni yoru mo komu yumeji o sae ni hito wa togameji - Kokin Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

限りなき思ひのままに夜も来む
夢路をさへに人はとがめじ

Roma-ji: Kagiri naki omoi no mama ni yoru mo komu yumeji o sae ni hito wa togameji
English Translation: Following the thoughts
of a love that knows no bounds,
I will come by night,
for surely none will blame me
for walking the paths of dreams
Meaning: Following my boundless longing, I will come to you by night; surely no one will reproach me for walking the paths of dreams.
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems III 657

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
Following her boundless longing, the poet will go to meet her beloved by night along the path of dreams, for surely no one will blame her there. It shows a strong wish to fulfill in dreams a love that is blocked by others' eyes in waking life.
The author, recorded as Komachi, is Ono no Komachi. She is said to have served at court in the reigns of Emperors Ninmyo and Montoku, and is counted among the Six Poetic Immortals and the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals.
Where the preceding poem lamented that even in dreams the beloved avoids others' eyes, this one places its hope in dreams, where no one will reproach her.

The first line, "kagiri naki," means "boundless," showing the depth of longing.
The second line, "omoi no mama ni," means "as my longing leads."
The third line, "yoru mo komu," means "I will come by night," ending firmly with the volitional mu, with a pause after the third line.
The fourth line, "yumeji o sae ni," means "even the path of dreams," with ni added to sae for emphasis.
The final line, "hito wa togameji," means "surely no one will blame me," closing with the negative conjectural ji.
Author: Ono no Komachi
Source: Kokin Wakashu
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