Tsukuyomi no hikari wa kiyoku teraseredo madoeru kokoro omoiaenaku ni

月読の光りは清く照らせれど
惑へる心思ひあへなくに

Roma-ji: Tsukuyomi no hikari wa kiyoku teraseredo madoeru kokoro omoiaenaku ni
English Translation: By the light of moon,
clear and pure it shines on me,
yet this heart of mine,
lost and wandering in doubt,
cannot bring itself to go
Meaning: The moonlight shines clear and pure, but my heart, lost in confusion, cannot make up its mind to go.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 671

Headnote: "A poem in reply; the author is unknown"
Answering Prince Yuhara's invitation, it says that though the moonlight shines clear, the speaker's heart is so confused that it cannot resolve to go. It opens with the same words, tsukuyomi no hikari, "the light of the moon."
The headnote says "the author is unknown," and the name has not come down.

First line, "By the light of moon," opens the same way as the preceding poem.
Second line, "clear and pure it shines on me," means its light is clear, taking up "come by its light."
Third line, "yet this heart of mine," means though it shines.
Fourth line, "lost and wandering in doubt," means a heart in confusion.
Fifth line, "cannot bring itself to go," uses au, "to do fully": I cannot settle my mind.
Source: Manyoshu
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