Waga seko ga kazashi no hagi ni oku tsuyu o sayaka ni miyo to tsuki wa terurashi

我が背子がかざしの萩に置く露を
さやかに見よと月は照るらし

Roma-ji: Waga seko ga kazashi no hagi ni oku tsuyu o sayaka ni miyo to tsuki wa terurashi
English Translation: On the bush clover
that my dear one wears for his hair,
there the dewdrops lie—
"See them clearly, clear and bright,"
so the moon shines down, it seems.
Meaning: The moon seems to shine so that I may see clearly the dew lying on the bush clover my beloved wears in his hair.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2225

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On the Moon"
This poem sings of the moon shining as if bidding the speaker to see clearly the dew on the bush clover her beloved wears in his hair. The dew glittering in the moonlight overlaps with the figure of the beloved wearing it, painting a lovely autumn night. With a personifying expression that attributes will to the moonlight, it adds a lover's mood to the group on the moon.

The first line, "waga seko ga," uses a woman's word for her beloved.
In the second line, "kazashi no hagi ni," "kazashi" is something worn in the hair: on the bush clover in his hair.
The third line, "the dew that lies," names what is to be seen.
In the fourth line, "sayaka ni miyo to," "sayaka" means clear and bright.
In the last line, "tsuki wa terurashi," "rashi" marks grounded inference, closing by attributing will to the moonlight.
Source: Manyoshu
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