Machikanete yume ni miyu ya to madoromeba nezame susumuru ogi no uwakaze

待ちかねて夢に見ゆやとまどろめば
寝覚めすすむる荻の上風

Roma-ji: Machikanete yume ni miyu ya to madoromeba nezame susumuru ogi no uwakaze
English Translation: Unable to wait,
I doze off, thinking you might
come to me in dreams—
but it urges me to wake,
the wind over the reeds.
Meaning: Unable to wait any longer, I doze off hoping to see you in a dream, only to be roused by the wind rustling over the reeds.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1267

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "One hundred and ten love poems"
Unable to wait, he dozes, hoping to see the beloved at least in a dream, but the wind over the reed leaves urges him awake, the poet says.
The rustling of reeds was sung as suggesting a visitor's approach. Even a dream meeting is thwarted, and the sound, raising hopes of a visit, disappoints them, a double pain.

First line, “machikanete”: unable to wait.
Second line, “yume ni miyu ya to”: whether you might appear in a dream; ya questions.
Third line, “madoromeba”: when I doze.
Fourth line, “nezame susumuru”: urging me to wake.
Fifth line, “ogi no uwakaze”: ending on a noun, the wind passing over the reed leaves.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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