Sashiirade kumoji o yokishi tsukikage wa matanu kokoro zo sora ni miekeru

さし入らで雲路をよきし月影は
待たぬ心ぞそらに見えける

Roma-ji: Sashiirade kumoji o yokishi tsukikage wa matanu kokoro zo sora ni miekeru
English Translation: Not shining within,
turning from its cloudy road,
the moon passed you by,
for your heart that did not wait
showed plainly in the sky.
Meaning: The moonlight that did not shine in, but turned aside from its path through the clouds, did so because your heart, not waiting for it, showed plain in the sky.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 855

Headnote: "Reply"
This is Saigyō's reply. The moon did not shine in but passed along its cloudy road because your heart, not waiting for it, showed plainly in the sky, he says. Taking up 'moonlight' and 'sky' from the preceding poem, he playfully turns it about: I did not call because you were not waiting.

First line, “sashiirade”: de is negative, not shining in; the moon shining in joined to a visitor coming in.
Second line, “kumoji o yokishi”: kumoji is the path through the clouds and yoku to avoid; it avoided that path.
Third line, “tsukikage wa”: taking up 'tsukikage no' of the preceding poem, standing for Saigyō himself.
Fourth line, “matanu kokoro zo”: your heart that was not waiting; zo is answered by keru in the fifth line.
Fifth line, “sora ni miekeru”: sora is a pivot word joining the sky and plainly, taking up 'soradanome.'
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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