Nubatama no yo wataru tsuki o omoshiromi waga oru sode ni tsuyu zo okinikeru

ぬばたまの夜渡る月をおもしろみ
我が居る袖に露ぞ置きにける

Roma-ji: Nubatama no yo wataru tsuki o omoshiromi waga oru sode ni tsuyu zo okinikeru
English Translation: Through the jet-black night
the moon crosses, and its beauty
so held me that
on the sleeves where I sat on
the dew has settled unawares
Meaning: So lovely was the moon crossing the jet-black night that as I sat gazing, the dew settled on my sleeves before I knew it.
Commentary: Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1081

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On the Moon"
Entranced by the moon's beauty, the poet has sat outside so long that he finds the dew has settled on his sleeves. The chill of the dew quietly conveys both the passing of time and the depth of his delight in the moon.
It shares the first two lines, "the moon crossing the jet-black night," with poem 1077 in this book; the same moon is treated in two ways, one poet wishing to hold it back, the other losing track of time in watching it. The poet is unknown.

The first line uses "nubatama," a pillow word for "night." It is the same first line as poem 1077.
The second line, "the moon crosses," is also identical to poem 1077.
The third line uses "omoshiromi," the stem of "omoshiroshi" with the suffix "mi," meaning "because it is so lovely." "Omoshiroshi" describes a beauty that brightens and lifts the view before one's eyes.
The fourth line, "on the sleeves where I sat on," refers to the sleeves of the poet sitting and gazing at the moon.
The final line, "the dew has settled unawares," is a kakari-musubi construction in which "zo" is answered by the attributive "keru," expressing the realization that dew has fallen.
Source: Manyoshu
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