Itsuka ware kono yo no sora o hedataran aware aware to tsuki o omoite

いつか我この世の空を隔たらん
あはれあはれと月を思ひて

Roma-ji: Itsuka ware kono yo no sora o hedataran aware aware to tsuki o omoite
English Translation: Someday, I suppose,
I shall be parted from
the sky of this world,
thinking of the moon still with
'Ah, how lovely, ah, how dear.'
Meaning: Someday I shall be parted from the sky of this world, still thinking of the moon, sighing, "Ah, how moving, ah."
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1413

Headnote: none
Someday he will be parted from the sky of this world, still thinking of the moon with "ah, ah," the poet says.
He thinks of the day death separates him from the sky of this world, the sky where the moon shines, and of longing for the moon even then. The repeated aware aware holds his unending love for the moon. Following the preceding poem, it is a reflection on death and the moon.

First line, “itsuka ware”: someday, I.
Second line, “kono yo no sora o”: from the sky of this world.
Third line, “hedataran”: n is conjectural, "I shall be parted"; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “aware aware to”: "ah, ah," a repeated cry of deep feeling.
Fifth line, “tsuki o omoite”: thinking of the moon, the inversion giving his feeling at that time.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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