Mochi no hi ni idenishi tsuki no takadaka ni kimi o imasete nani o ka omowamu

十五日に出でにし月の高々に
君をいませて何をか思はむ

Roma-ji: Mochi no hi ni idenishi tsuki no takadaka ni kimi o imasete nani o ka omowamu
English Translation: Like the full moon
risen on the fifteenth night,
on tiptoe high
I waited, and now you're here,
what more is there to fret about
Meaning: Like the full moon risen high on the fifteenth night, I waited on tiptoe for you; now that you are here, what more could I worry about?
Commentary: Book Twelve Expressing Thoughts through Things 3005

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Expressing Thoughts through Things"
Like the full moon rising high on the fifteenth night, the long-awaited beloved has come, and the poet rejoices that there is nothing more to worry about. The bright scene of the full moon reflects a heart fulfilled.
The poet is unknown. Book Twelve, titled the second part of "Love Poems Exchanged Old and New," gathers love poems by people whose names have not come down to us, arranged by category.

Line one, "mochi no hi ni," means "on the night of the full moon," read "mochi no hi ni" in the kana line.
Line two, "idenishi tsuki no," means "the moon that has risen," and the lines up to here form an introduction leading from the high-hung moon to "takadaka ni."
Line three, "takadaka ni," means "waiting eagerly, as if on tiptoe." The same word appears in poem 2997 in this book.
Line four, "kimi o imasete," means "having you come."
Line five, "nani o ka omowamu," means "what is there to worry about?", the same expression as line two of poem 2989 in this book.
Author: Unknown
Source: Manyoshu
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