Shibutani o sashite waga yuku kono hama ni tsukuyo akitemu uma shimashi tome

渋谿をさして我が行くこの浜に
月夜飽きてむ馬しまし止め

Roma-ji: Shibutani o sashite waga yuku kono hama ni tsukuyo akitemu uma shimashi tome
English Translation: Toward Shibutani
I make my way, and here
on this very beach
let me take my fill of moonlight—
stop the horses for a while
Meaning: On this beach along my way to Shibutani, let me gaze at the moonlit night to my heart's content—stop the horses for a little while.
Commentary: Book Nineteen 4206

Headnote: "A poem on gazing up at the moonlight on the beach on our way back"
On the way back from the excursion to the lake of Fuse, gazing up at the moonlight on the beach on the road to Shibutani, the poet says he will drink his fill of the moonlit night on this beach—stop the horses for a while. After the day's outing among the wisteria, he is drawn to the beauty of the moonlit night on the way home, reluctant to let the day end.
Shibutani is thought to be the Amaharashi coast area of Ōta in present-day Takaoka, a scenic spot Yakamochi loved. The left note reads "the Governor, Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi."
The poet, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, was the son of the Grand Counselor Ōtomo no Tabito. From 746 he served as Governor of Etchū, living at the provincial headquarters in what is now Fushiki, Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. He is regarded as the leading poet of the Nara period and is thought to have played a central role in compiling the Man'yōshū.

First line, "Shibutani o" (toward Shibutani), places at the head the name of the destination on the way back.
Second line, "sashite waga yuku" (heading there as I go), shows the poet on his way home.
Third line, "kono hama ni" (on this beach), limits the setting to the beach where he gazes at the moonlight.
Fourth line, "tsukuyo akitemu" (I will take my fill of the moonlit night): "tsukuyo" is a moonlit night, "aku" means to be satisfied, and "temu" expresses strong intention.
Fifth line, "uma shimashi tome" (stop the horses awhile): "shimashi" means for a while, and "tome" is an imperative, closing as he has his attendants halt, reluctant to leave.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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