Sayo fukeba idekomu tsuki o takayama no mine no shirakumo kakusuramu ka mo

さ夜更けば出で来む月を高山の
嶺の白雲隠すらむかも

Roma-ji: Sayo fukeba idekomu tsuki o takayama no mine no shirakumo kakusuramu ka mo
English Translation: As the night grows late
the moon that is to come out—
on the lofty mountain
will the white clouds on the peak
hide it from us, I wonder?
Meaning: Will the white clouds on the peaks of the high mountains hide the moon that is to rise as the night grows late?
Commentary: Book Ten Winter Miscellaneous Poems 2332

Headnote: "On the Moon"
This poem worries that the white clouds on the peaks of the high mountains will hide the moon that should rise as the night deepens, and its headnote is "On the Moon"; it closes the Winter Miscellaneous Poems. It shows both a heart awaiting the moonrise and anxiety over clouds that may hinder it. Like the moon hidden by clouds in 2299 of the autumn love poems, it sings of a moon hidden by clouds.

In the first line, "sayo fukeba," "sa" is a prefix and "ba" marks a supposition: when the night grows late.
The second line, "the moon that will come out," names what is awaited.
The third line, "of the high mountains," names the place.
The fourth line, "the white clouds of the peaks," names the obstacle.
In the last line, "kakusuramu ka mo," "ramu" is present conjecture and "ka mo" a question tinged with exclamation.
Source: Manyoshu
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