Kasugayama yama takaku arashi iwa no ue no suga no ne mimu ni tsuki machikatashi

春日山山高くあらし岩の上の
菅の根見むに月待ちかたし

Roma-ji: Kasugayama yama takaku arashi iwa no ue no suga no ne mimu ni tsuki machikatashi
English Translation: Kasuga Mountain—
how high it must rise indeed;
on the rocks above
I would see the sedge's roots,
yet the moon is slow to come
Meaning: Mount Kasuga must be high indeed—I would see the roots of the sedge on the rocks, but I can hardly wait for the moon to rise.
Commentary: Book Seven Allegorical Poems 1373

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On the Moon"
The poet supposes Mount Kasuga must be high, for though he would see the roots of the sedge on the rocks, the moon is slow to rise. The impatience of waiting for the moonrise carries the frustration of a chance to meet the beloved that is slow in coming.
It is one of the poems under the heading "On the Moon," continuing the moon of the preceding poem and leading into the next poem on waiting for the moon. The poet is unknown.

The first line names Mount Kasuga in Yamato.
In the second line, "rashi" is inference from evidence, here the lateness of the moon, and the poem pauses here.
The third line, "on the rocks above," gives the place.
The fourth line, "I would see the sedge's roots," states the purpose.
The final line, "yet the moon is slow to come," echoes "the moon for which I long and wait" in the fourth line of the next poem.
Source: Manyoshu
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