月立ちて ただ三日月(ﾐｶﾂﾞｷ)の 眉根(ﾏﾖﾈ)掻(ｶ)き* 日(ｹ)長く恋ひし 君に逢へるかも
As the moon rises, I scratch my eyebrow* like the crescent moon.
I wonder if I could see him for long I have been in love with soon.
同じく、坂上郎女の初月の歌一首
月立ちて ただ三日月(ﾐｶﾂﾞｷ)の 眉根(ﾏﾖﾈ)掻(ｶ)き* 日(ｹ)長く恋ひし 君に逢へるかも
(現代語訳)
月が現れて、ちょうど三日月のような眉(ﾏﾕ)を掻きつつ*、日々長く慕ってきたあなたに逢えるかもしれない。
A poem by Sakanoue no Iratsume about the first moon of the month, as well.
As the moon rises, I scratch my eyebrow* like the crescent moon.
I wonder if I could see him for long I have been in love with soon.
歌人 大伴坂上郎女 / おほとものさかのうへのいらつめ
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* 恋しい人に会いたいときに眉をかくと会えるという俗信があった。
* There was a folk belief that one can see someone who he/she loves by scratching his/her eyebrow.
