Tsukuyo yoshi kawa no oto kiyoshi iza koko ni yuku mo yukanu mo asobite yukamu

月夜よし川の音清しいざここに
行くも行かぬも遊びて行かむ

Roma-ji: Tsukuyo yoshi kawa no oto kiyoshi iza koko ni yuku mo yukanu mo asobite yukamu
English Translation: Fair the moonlit night,
and the river sounds so clear;
come then, here and now,
those who go and those who stay,
let us revel ere we go
Meaning: The moonlit night is fair and the river's sound is clear; come, here and now, those who leave and those who stay, let us enjoy ourselves before we go.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 571

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Four poems from the farewell banquet held at the Ashiki post station in Chikuzen by the officials of the Dazaifu for Lord Ōtomo"
In the last of the four, the poet enlivens the banquet: the moonlit night is fair, the river's sound is clear, so let those who go and those who stay enjoy themselves here together. After three poems grieving at parting, it rounds off the sequence with a cheerful call to enjoy the feast.
According to the left note, this poem is by Ōtomo no Yotsuna, Assistant Commander of the Frontier Guards.
The author, Ōtomo no Yotsuna, was an official of the Ōtomo clan who served as assistant commander of the frontier guards at the Dazaifu.

First line, "Fair the moonlit night," means the moonlit night is fine; the poem breaks after this first line.
Second line, "and the river sounds so clear," runs to eight syllables; it too ends a clause, pairing with the first line to set the scene of the banquet.
Third line, "come then, here and now," calls to all present: come, here.
Fourth line, "those who go and those who stay," gathers together both parties to the parting.
Fifth line, "let us revel ere we go," uses asobu, to enjoy oneself at a banquet, with mu as an invitation: let us make merry.
Author: Ōtomo no Yotsuna
Source: Manyoshu
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