Shiratsuyu o toraba kenubeshi iza kodomo tsuyu ni kioite hagi no asobi semu

白露を取らば消ぬべしいざ子ども
露に競ひて萩の遊びせむ

Roma-ji: Shiratsuyu o toraba kenubeshi iza kodomo tsuyu ni kioite hagi no asobi semu
English Translation: Silver dew, if taken,
surely it would melt away;
come now, all you friends,
vying with the dew, let's play
games amid the bush clover!
Meaning: If we take the white dew in our hands, it will vanish. Come, everyone, let us vie with the dew and make merry among the bush clover!
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2173

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Dew"
This poem invites companions to enjoy a pastime among the bush clover, vying with the dew, since white dew vanishes if taken in the hand. The pleasure of a refined pastime admiring bush clover in rivalry with fleeting dew comes through. Whereas the preceding poem wished to watch the dew scatter, this one leaves the fragile dew untouched and enjoys the clover instead, a contrasting attitude toward dew.

The first line, "the white dew," names the object.
In the second line, "toraba kenubeshi," "ke" means to vanish and "beshi" is conjecture: if taken, it would vanish. The poem breaks here.
The third line, "iza kodomo," come, all of you, calls to companions.
The fourth line, "vying with the dew," describes the play.
In the last line, "hagi no asobi semu," "mu" expresses intention or invitation: let us enjoy the bush clover.
Source: Manyoshu
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