Wazurawade tsuki ni wa yoru mo kayoikeri tonari e tsutau aze no hosomichi

わづらはで月には夜も通ひけり
隣へ伝ふ畔の細道

Roma-ji: Wazurawade tsuki ni wa yoru mo kayoikeri tonari e tsutau aze no hosomichi
English Translation: Without any trouble,
by the moonlight, even at night,
people come and go
along the narrow path that leads
between the fields to the next house.
Meaning: On moonlit nights, without any trouble, even after dark people come and go along the narrow path between the paddies that leads next door.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 980

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
On moonlit nights people come and go without trouble along the narrow path between the paddies that leads next door, the poet says, portraying the simple life of the countryside, visiting neighbors by moonlight.

First line, “wazurawade”: without trouble.
Second line, “tsuki ni wa yoru mo”: by moonlight, even at night.
Third line, “kayoikeri”: they came and went; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “tonari e tsutau”: leading to the next house.
Fifth line, “aze no hosomichi”: ending on a noun, the narrow path between the fields.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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