Tsuki mireba aki kuwawareru toshi wa mata akanu kokoro mo sora ni zo arikeru

月見れば秋加はれる年はまた
飽かぬ心も空にぞありける

Roma-ji: Tsuki mireba aki kuwawareru toshi wa mata akanu kokoro mo sora ni zo arikeru
English Translation: Gazing at the moon,
in a year when autumn grows
by a month or more,
my heart that never tires
is again up in the sky.
Meaning: When I look at the moon in a year that has gained an extra month of autumn, my heart, never sated, is once again up in the sky.
Commentary: Autumn Poems 381

Headnote: "On the topic of delighting in the moon in the intercalary ninth month"
The headnote tells us this was composed on the topic of delighting in the moon in the intercalary ninth month, a year when autumn had an extra month. Looking at the moon in a year when autumn has grown by a month, the poet finds his heart, never tired of the moon, drawn up into the sky more than ever. It expresses the joy of a year in which the autumn moon can be enjoyed for longer.
Like kokoro mo sora ni ukarete zo sumu in 365, it sings of a heart drawn up into the sky by longing for the moon. The rare turn of the calendar that adds a month is taken as a joy that brings more chances to enjoy the moon.

First line, “tsuki mireba”: when I see the moon, the perfective form with ba.
Second line, “aki kuwawareru”: with autumn increased by a month; ru is the attributive of the continuative ri, a year with an intercalary ninth month.
Third line, “toshi wa mata”: in that year again.
Fourth line, “akanu kokoro mo”: aku is to be satisfied, and with the negative nu, the heart that never tires of it.
Fifth line, “sora ni zo arikeru”: sora ni means in the sky and also absent-minded; the attributive keru answers zo.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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