Kakurenishi kimi ga mikage no koishisa ni tsuki ni mukaite ne o ya nakuran

かくれにし君がみかげの恋しさに
月に向かひて音をや泣くらん

Roma-ji: Kakurenishi kimi ga mikage no koishisa ni tsuki ni mukaite ne o ya nakuran
English Translation: Longing for the form
of our lord who's hidden now,
like light from the sky,
facing the moon tonight,
do you weep aloud for him?
Meaning: Longing for the lost form of our lord who has passed from sight, do you face the moon and weep aloud?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 793

Headnote: "When the Lady Mikawa was serving at his residence after his death, on the thirteenth night of the ninth month, on behalf of another"
After Retired Emperor Nijō's death, the Lady Mikawa served at his residence, and on the bright moon night of the thirteenth of the ninth month the poet composed this on behalf of another, to send to her. Longing for the form of the departed emperor, do you face the moon and weep aloud? he asks, feeling for her grief and joining the hiding of the moon with the emperor's passing.

First line, “kakurenishi”: kakure is a pivot word joining the death of a noble and the moon going into hiding.
Second line, “kimi ga mikage no”: mikage is a pivot word joining the emperor's form and the moonlight.
Third line, “koishisa ni”: for longing.
Fourth line, “tsuki ni mukaite”: facing the moon, the moon of the thirteenth night.
Fifth line, “ne o ya nakuran”: ne o naku is to weep aloud; ya and ran form a binding construction.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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