Teru tsuki o yami ni minashite naku namida koromo nurashitsu hosu hito nashi ni

照る月を闇に見なして泣く涙
衣濡らしつ干す人なしに

Roma-ji: Teru tsuki o yami ni minashite naku namida koromo nurashitsu hosu hito nashi ni
English Translation: Though the moon shines bright,
I see only darkness there,
and the tears I weep
have soaked through my robe; and there's
no one here to dry it now
Meaning: Seeing only darkness though the moon is shining, I have soaked my robe with tears, and there is no one to dry it for me.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 690

Headnote: "A poem of sorrow at parting by Ōtomo no Sukune Miyori"
Grieving at parting, the poet says that even the bright moon seems dark to him, and his tears have soaked his robe. The last line, "no one here to dry it," lets the loneliness of losing the one he parted from seep through.
The author, Ōtomo no Miyori, was an official thought to be a son of Ōtomo no Miyuki.

First line, "Though the moon shines bright," names the shining moon.
Second line, "I see only darkness there," means regarding it as darkness; to a grieving heart even the bright moon looks dark.
Third line, "and the tears I weep," names the tears he cries.
Fourth line, "have soaked through my robe; and there's," uses the perfective tsu: my robe is soaked. The poem breaks after this line.
Fifth line, "no one here to dry it now," means with no one to dry it, setting his solitude last by inversion.
Author: Ōtomo no Miyori
Source: Manyoshu
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