Iwagane no koke no makura ni tsuyu okite ikuyo miyama no tsuki ni nenuramu

岩が根の苔の枕に露置きて
幾夜深山の月に寝ぬらむ

Roma-ji: Iwagane no koke no makura ni tsuyu okite ikuyo miyama no tsuki ni nenuramu
English Translation: Among rooted rocks
on a pillow made of moss
the dew has settled;
how many nights in the hills
have I slept beneath the moon?
Meaning: With moss at the roots of rocks for my pillow and dew settling upon it, how many nights have I slept beneath the moon of these deep hills?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 578

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Moon at a lodging on a journey"
Journeying in the mountains, the poet has slept night after night under the moon of the deep hills, with moss at the roots of rocks for a pillow and dew upon it. Against the moor of the preceding poem, this is sleep among the rocks of the deep mountains, and he counts the long nights.
The Ruijū text places it in its travel section. One letter of line 5 is hard to read in the source as displayed and is here read tsuki ni nenuramu.

Line 1 means "at the roots of rocks."
Line 2 means "on a pillow of moss," replacing the "pillow of grass" of the preceding poem.
Line 3 means "the dew settling."
Line 4 means "how many nights in the deep hills," setting the hills against the moor of the preceding poem.
Line 5 means "have I slept beneath the moon?" nu perfective and ramu conjectural.
Author: Minamoto no Sanetomo
Source: Kinkaishu
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