Aki no yo no tsuki ni kasanaru kumo harete hikari sayaka ni miru yoshi mogana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

秋の夜の月に重なる雲晴れて
光さやかに見るよしもがな

Roma-ji: Aki no yo no tsuki ni kasanaru kumo harete hikari sayaka ni miru yoshi mogana
English Translation: On an autumn night,
the clouds that lie upon the moon,
if they would only clear,
and I could see its light
shining bright—if only there were a way
Meaning: If only the clouds that lie across the autumn moon would clear, and there were some way to see its light shining clear.
Commentary: Book Six Autumn Poems II 320

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed as an autumn poem."
The poet wishes that the clouds over the autumn moon would clear and there were some way to see its light clearly. It conveys regret for the autumn moon so often hidden by clouds.
From 318 to 320, three anonymous poems on the moon of autumn nights stand together under the headnote "Composed as an autumn poem." This poem is the third.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Aki no yo no," means "of the autumn night," the same opening as 318 of this book.
The second line, "tsuki ni kasanaru," means "that lie over the moon," pointing to clouds covering it.
The third line, "kumo harete," means "the clouds clearing." 340 of this book laments the moon hidden by clouds.
In the fourth line, "sayaka ni" means "clearly, brightly."
In the last line, "yoshi" means a means or way, and "mogana" is a particle of wish: "if only there were a way to see it."
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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