Kage kiete hayama no tsuki wa mori mo kozu tani wa kozue no yuki to mietsutsu

影消えて端山の月は漏りもこず
谷は梢の雪と見えつつ

Roma-ji: Kage kiete hayama no tsuki wa mori mo kozu tani wa kozue no yuki to mietsutsu
English Translation: Its light vanishing,
the moon of the foothills does
not filter through at all;
the valley seems to shine as if
snow lay upon the treetops.
Meaning: Its light has vanished, the moon of the foothills does not even filter through; the valley looks as though snow lay upon the treetops.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 951

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
As if its light had vanished, the moon of the foothills does not filter through the trees, while the valley looks white as though snow lay on the treetops, the poet says. It seems to picture moonlight pouring over the tops of the trees, white as snow, so that none filters down beneath them.

First line, “kage kiete”: its light vanishing.
Second line, “hayama no tsuki wa”: hayama are low hills near the villages, as against the deep mountains.
Third line, “mori mo kozu”: not even filtering through; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “tani wa kozue no”: the valley, the treetops, seen from above.
Fifth line, “yuki to mietsutsu”: looking like snow, the moonlight's whiteness likened to snow.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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