夜もすがら富士の高嶺に雲消えて
清見が関に澄める月かな
清見が関に澄める月かな
- Roma-ji
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Yomosugara Fuji no takane ni kumo kiete Kiyomi ga seki ni sumeru tsuki kana
- English Translation
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All the long night through
the clouds have vanished from
Fuji's lofty peak,
and over Kiyomi Barrier
how clear the moon shines down
- Meaning
- All night long the clouds have vanished from the lofty peak of Fuji, and how clear the moon shines over Kiyomi Barrier!
- Commentary
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Book Nine Miscellaneous Poems I 303
All night the clouds have vanished from Fuji's lofty peak, and the moon shines clear over Kiyomi Barrier. Gathering into one poem two famous sites of Suruga Province, Fuji's peak and Kiyomi Barrier, it depicts a grand and limpid moonlit night.
The author, Fujiwara no Akisuke, compiled the Shika Wakashu at the command of Retired Emperor Sutoku.
The first line, "yomosugara" (all night long), sets the time.
The second line, "Fuji no takane ni," refers to the lofty peak of Mount Fuji in Suruga. Against the peak of Mount Kagu in the preceding poem, 302, it sings of the still loftier Fuji.
The third line, "kumo kiete" (the clouds vanish), shows nothing blocking the moon.
The fourth line, "Kiyomi ga seki ni," names a barrier facing the sea in Suruga, a poetic place whose "kiyo" (clear) suits the clear moon.
The final line, "sumeru tsuki kana," combines the attributive continuative "ru" and exclamatory "kana," closing in praise of the clear moon.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Akisuke
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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