Asahi to mo tsuki to mo wakazu tsuka no ma mo kimi o wasururu toki shi nakereba - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

朝日とも月ともわかず束の間も
君を忘るる時しなければ

Roma-ji: Asahi to mo tsuki to mo wakazu tsuka no ma mo kimi o wasururu toki shi nakereba
English Translation: Morning sun or moon
I cannot tell the one apart,
since even a moment
there is never any time
that I forget you, my love
Meaning: I cannot tell the morning sun from the moon, for there is not a moment when I forget you.
Commentary: Book Eleven Variant Poems 687

Since there is not a moment when the poet forgets the beloved, day of the morning sun and night of the moon are not told apart, and the poet thinks of the beloved always. The poem expresses a heart that keeps thinking of one who has parted, without distinction of day or night.
This poem is found only in a variant manuscript line of the anthology; in the variant order it is placed after 348 in Book Six. Poem 348 is a parting poem saying that the poet will think of the beloved by the rising morning sun and asking not to be forgotten by the setting moon, corresponding to asahi, tsuki, kimi and wasururu in this poem.
The author, Kinzane, is Fujiwara no Kinzane, a son of the Provisional Major Counselor Fujiwara no Sanesue, who himself became Provisional Major Counselor. He was the father of Taikenmon'in, Shōshi.

First line, 'asahi to mo', means whether the morning sun. It corresponds to asahi ni kimi o in the second line of 348 in Book Six.
Second line, 'tsuki to mo wakazu', means or the moon, without telling them apart, meaning no distinction between day and night. It corresponds to katabuku tsuki ni in the fourth line of 348 in Book Six.
Third line, 'tsuka no ma mo', means even for a moment.
Fourth line, 'kimi o wasururu', means forgetting you, the attributive modifying toki in the final line.
Final line, 'toki shi nakereba', means since there is no time, the particle shi adding emphasis and the realis with ba expressing a reason. It is inverted with the lines before.
Author: Fujiwara no Kinzane
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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