Koyoi kimi ika naru sato no tsuki o mite miyako ni tare o omoiizuramu - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

今宵君いかなる里の月を見て
都に誰を思ひ出づらむ

Roma-ji: Koyoi kimi ika naru sato no tsuki o mite miyako ni tare o omoiizuramu
English Translation: Tonight, my dear one,
in what distant village there
gazing at the moon,
who is it in the capital
that you are remembering?
Meaning: Tonight, gazing at the moon in what village far away, whom in the capital are you remembering?
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems III 792

Headnote: "Sent on seeing the moon and remembering a man who was in the countryside"
The poem wonders on what village's moon the beloved is gazing tonight, and whom in the capital he is remembering. The headnote shows it was sent on seeing the moon and recalling a lover who was in the provinces. It sings of a heart anxious whether the lover, surely gazing at the same moon, remembers her in the capital.
The author, "Chūgū no Naishi," is the name of a lady-in-waiting serving as a naishi to an empress, and there is no settled view on whom it refers to. The naishi were female officials of the Palace Attendants' Office who conveyed messages to the emperor and oversaw court ceremonial.

First line, "koyoi kimi," means "tonight, you." Like "koyoi no tsuki o" in 787, it sings of tonight's moon.
Second line, "ika naru sato no," means "of what village."
Third line, "tsuki o mite," means "gazing at the moon." Where 790 speaks from the side of the one viewing the moon while traveling, this poem speaks from the side of the one waiting in the capital, reversing the viewpoint.
Fourth line, "miyako ni tare o," means "whom in the capital." It shares "miyako" with the first line of 790, "miyako nite."
Final line, "omoiizuramu," means "are you remembering," with "ramu" a present conjecture.
Author: Chūgū no Naishi
Source: Shui Wakashu
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