Yo no naka ni nao ariake no tsuki nakute yami ni mayou o towanu tsurashi na - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

世の中になほありあけの月なくて
闇に迷ふを訪はぬつらしな

Roma-ji: Yo no naka ni nao ariake no tsuki nakute yami ni mayou o towanu tsurashi na
English Translation: Still I linger on
in this world, yet with no moon
of dawn to guide me,
I wander lost in darkness—
how cruel that you do not come
Meaning: I still linger on in this world, but with no moon of dawn to light me I wander lost in the dark; how cruel of you not to come to me.
Commentary: Book Fourteen Love Poems VI 1066

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that, though still alive in this world, she wanders in darkness without even the morning moon, and it is cruel that he does not visit. Joining "ariake," the morning moon, with "ari," still living, she laments a heart lost in the dark without the visit of one who might light her way like the moon.
1032 in this book also speaks of the morning moon, lamenting being deceived while waiting. It also echoes the lost heart of 1063.
The poet is listed as anonymous, and the composer's name has not come down to us.
The author is given in the original as "yomibito mo," which, as in the two preceding poems, is taken to mean "anonymous."

The first line, "Yo no naka ni," means "in this world."
The second line, "nao ariake no," means "still living, of the dawn," with "ari" joining "to be alive" and "ariake," the morning moon. "Ariake no" also appears in the third line of 1032 in this book.
The third line, "tsuki nakute," means "with no moon," standing for the absence of the lover who might light her way.
The fourth line, "yami ni mayou o," means "though I wander lost in darkness," with "o" an adversative conjunctive particle. It also echoes "iranu ni mayou" in the fourth line of 1063 in this book.
The last line, "towanu tsurashi na," means "how cruel that you do not come," with "na" a final particle of exclamation.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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