Aki no yo o madoromazu nomi akasu mi wa yumeji to dani zo tanomazarikeru - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

秋の夜をまどろまずのみ明かす身は
夢路とだにぞ頼まざりける

Roma-ji: Aki no yo o madoromazu nomi akasu mi wa yumeji to dani zo tanomazarikeru
English Translation: The autumn night long
never closing my eyes in sleep,
I who pass till dawn
cannot rely even on
the path of dreams to you
Meaning: I who pass the autumn nights till dawn without a moment's sleep cannot even count on the path of dreams to bring me to you.
Commentary: Book Six Autumn Poems II 296

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet laments that one who passes the autumn nights till dawn without sleeping cannot even rely on meeting in dreams. It conveys the pain of a love that cannot meet in waking life, nor even in dreams, since sleep will not come.
It accords with the poems from 290 on of one who passes the autumn night without sleep.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us. The text gives the poet as "yomibito mo," which is treated here as "anonymous."

The first line, "Aki no yo o," means "through the long autumn night," the same words as the first line of 290 and the third line of 292 in this book.
The second line, "madoromazu nomi," means "never once dozing."
The third line, "akasu mi wa," means "I who pass the night till dawn."
In the fourth line, "yumeji" is the path in dreams to the beloved, and "dani" means "even." "Zo" is an emphatic particle.
The last line, "tanomazarikeru," means "I cannot rely on it," with "zo" in the fourth line and the attributive "keru" forming a kakarimusubi pattern.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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