Yasurawade (Goshui Wakashu / Hyakunin Isshu No.59) Garu JP
"Be right there," said your message
And since then the screen has stayed dark
I should have just gone to sleep
Moonlight seeps through the curtains
I didn't want to admit I was waiting
"I just happened to be up," I told myself
Without hesitating, I should have slept
The night deepens, and I'm alone
Watching the moon till it tilted low
If I had known you wouldn't come
I could have met you in my dreams
I almost sent "Are you still up?"
Deleted it, buried my face in the pillow
Should I be angry? Should I laugh?
Only the moon kept me company
It's not that I resent you
The night was simply far too long
Without hesitating, I should have slept
The night deepens, and still
I watch the moon tilting low
Not even a "good night" arrives
The western sky begins to pale
Behind a bamboo blind lit only by the moon
Someone gazed up at this same moon
And the night she spent waiting in vain
She turned into a poem, and smiled
Without hesitating I should have slept — the night deepened
And I watched the moon till it tilted low
Staying awake instead of sleeping
Choosing to wait for you
That was me — and that's all right
The beauty of the tilting moon
I watched it for your share as well
Till it tilted low...
I watched the moon
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