Yūyami wa michi tazutazushi tsuki machite imase waga seko sono ma ni mo mimu

夕闇は道たづたづし月待ちて
行ませ我が背子その間にも見む

Roma-ji: Yūyami wa michi tazutazushi tsuki machite imase waga seko sono ma ni mo mimu
English Translation: In the evening dark
unsure is the road, and so
wait until the moon
rises, then go, my dear one;
I would see you all that while
Meaning: The road is uncertain in the evening dark; wait for the moon to rise before you go, my love, so that I may look at you a while longer.
Commentary: Book Four Love Poems 709

Headnote: "A poem by Ōyakeme, a maiden of the province of Buzen; her clan name is not known"
Since the road is uncertain in the evening dark, she asks her lover to wait for the moon before leaving, so that she may look at him a while longer. Her concern for his safety carries a wish to keep him with her as long as she can.
The author, Ōyakeme, was a woman of Buzen whose clan name, the headnote's note says, is not known.

First line, "In the evening dark," names the darkness before moonrise.
Second line, "unsure is the road, and so," means the way is uncertain; the poem breaks after this line.
Third line, "wait until the moon," means waiting for the moon.
Fourth line, "rises, then go, my dear one," uses imasu, honorific of "go": please go then, my love. The poem breaks again here.
Fifth line, "I would see you all that while," reveals her true wish: to see you even for that time.
Author: Ōyakeme
Source: Manyoshu
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