飽かずして月の隠るる山本は
あなた面ぞ恋しかりける
あなた面ぞ恋しかりける
- Roma-ji
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Akazu shite tsuki no kakururu yamamoto wa anata omote zo koishikarikeru
- English Translation
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Before I have had
my fill, the moon goes hiding;
here at the mountain's foot
it is the far face beyond
that I find myself longing for.
- Meaning
- Here at the foot of the mountain, where the moon hides before I have gazed my fill, how I long for the far side beyond.
- Commentary
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Book Seventeen Miscellaneous Poems I 883
Headnote: "Topic unknown"
Speaking as one living at the foot of a mountain, where the moon hides before one has gazed enough, the poet envies the far side of the mountain where it must still be visible. The regret for the moon is expressed as longing for the unseen other face of the mountain. The author is unknown.
First line "akazu shite" means before one has had one's fill. It begins in the same spirit as "akanaku ni" in the next poem, 884, so the two stand together.
Second line "tsuki no kakururu" describes the moon sinking behind the mountain rim.
Third line "yamamoto wa" is the foot of the mountain, where the moon hides early.
Fourth line "anata omote zo" points to the far face of the mountain, the side where the moon is still visible. It pairs with "yama no anata" in poem 877 of this book: there the moon rises late, here it sets early, a reversed composition.
Fifth line "koishikarikeru" closes zo with the attributive keru.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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