Ashihiki no yama no anata ni kimi sumaba iru tomo tsuki o oshimazaramashi

あしひきの山のあなたに君住まば
入るとも月を惜しまざらまし

Roma-ji: Ashihiki no yama no anata ni kimi sumaba iru tomo tsuki o oshimazaramashi
English Translation: On the far side of
the foot-wearying mountains,
if you lived there, love,
though the moon should sink from sight,
I would not grieve to see it.
Meaning: If you lived on the far side of the mountains, I would not grieve even when the moon sinks behind them.
Commentary: Love Poems 627

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "The moon"
If the beloved lived beyond the mountains, the poet says, he would not grieve when the moon sinks behind them, for he would think it was going to her. The counterfactual joins regret for the setting moon with longing for the direction where the beloved lives.

First line, “ashihiki no”: a pillow word leading to yama, mountain.
Second line, “yama no anata ni”: anata is the far side.
Third line, “kimi sumaba”: if you lived there; this answers mashi at the end.
Fourth line, “iru tomo tsuki o”: even if the moon should sink behind them, answering the topic.
Fifth line, “oshimazaramashi”: mashi is counterfactual: I would not grieve for it.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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