Karakoromo sode kutsuru made oku tsuyu wa waga mi o aki no no to ya miruran - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

唐衣袖朽つるまで置く露は
わが身を秋の野とや見るらん

Roma-ji: Karakoromo sode kutsuru made oku tsuyu wa waga mi o aki no no to ya miruran
English Translation: Dew that settles on
my Chinese robe till its sleeves
are rotting away—
does it take me for nothing more
than a field in autumn
Meaning: The dew that settles on the sleeves of my Chinese robe until they rot—does it take me for an autumn field?
Commentary: Book Six Autumn Poems II 313

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet wonders whether the dew that settles on the sleeves of the Chinese robe until they rot takes the poet for an autumn field. Likening the tears that keep the sleeves wet to dew, it compares the poet to an autumn field where dew settles.
From 313 to 316, poems follow one another that overlay the dew on the sleeves with tears.
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, "Karakoromo," is a fine robe in the Chinese style, leading into "sode," sleeves.
The second line, "sode kutsuru made," means "until the sleeves rot," exaggerating how they stay wet with tears.
The third line, "oku tsuyu wa," means "the dew that settles," likening the tears on the sleeves to dew.
The fourth line, "waga mi o aki no," means "me as autumn's," and from the fourth line to the last the poet is likened to an autumn field.
In the last line, "ya" is an interrogative particle forming a kakarimusubi pattern with the attributive "ran": "does it see me as a field?"
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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