秋の夜は月に心のひまぞなき
出づるを待つと入るを惜しむと
出づるを待つと入るを惜しむと
- Roma-ji
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Aki no yo wa tsuki ni kokoro no hima zo naki izuru o matsu to iru o oshimu to
- English Translation
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On autumn nights
my heart is never idle
because of the moon,
waiting for it to rise,
regretting when it sets
- Meaning
- On autumn nights my heart has no rest because of the moon: waiting for it to rise, and grieving when it sets.
- Commentary
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Book Three Autumn Poems 101
Headnote: "Composed for a poetry contest at the residence of the Kyōgoku former Chancellor"
The author is listed here as an unnumbered poet, but the Shikashu attributes the poem to Minamoto no Yoritsuna. It was composed for a poetry contest at the residence of the Kyōgoku former Chancellor, Fujiwara no Morozane.
On autumn nights the heart never rests, waiting for the moon to rise and regretting its setting. The busyness of a heart that loves the moon is neatly framed by the pair of rising and setting, making for a clear and memorable poem.
The first line, "aki no yo wa," opens with the same words as the last line of the preceding poem, 100, continuing the poems on the autumn moon.
The second line, "tsuki ni kokoro no," means "my heart, because of the moon."
The third line, "hima zo naki," means "has no rest," with zo resolved in the attributive form naki. The poem pauses here.
The fourth line, "izuru o matsu to," means "waiting for it to rise," set in parallel with the last line.
The last line, "iru o oshimu to," means "regretting its setting," forming a couplet with the fourth line. Taking up "watched until it set" from the preceding poem, 100, it sets rising and setting side by side.
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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