Kuma mo naki tsuki no hikari ni sasowarete iku kumoi made yuku kokoro zo mo

くまもなき月の光にさそはれて
幾雲居まで行く心ぞも

Roma-ji: Kuma mo naki tsuki no hikari ni sasowarete iku kumoi made yuku kokoro zo mo
English Translation: Drawn on by the light
of the moon without a shadow,
lured by it so far,
to how many distant clouds
must my wandering heart go?
Meaning: Lured by the light of the flawless moon, how far beyond the distant clouds will my heart go wandering?
Commentary: Autumn Poems 327

Headnote: "Gazing into the distance before the moon"
The topic is looking far into the distance before the moon. Lured by the light of the moon shining without a shadow, how far, to what distant clouds, will his heart go wandering? The poet watches his own heart, captivated by the moonlight, leaving his body and yearning toward far places.
The next poem also uses tsuki no hikari ni sasowarete, but where here it is the poet's heart that is lured away, there he waits for someone else lured to come to him. With the same phrase, a heart drawn out and a heart waiting for one who is drawn in form a pair.

First line, “kuma mo naki”: kuma is a shadow or a clouded place, with not a shadow at all.
Second line, “tsuki no hikari ni”: by the light of the moon.
Third line, “sasowarete”: lured, the moonlight drawing the heart out. The same phrase appears in the next poem.
Fourth line, “iku kumoi made”: kumoi is the far place where clouds are, the distant sky, to how far a sky.
Fifth line, “yuku kokoro zo mo”: zo mo expresses strong doubt or wonder, how far does my heart go, the poet questioning his own heart.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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