夢ゆめを結むすぶ

expression, godan verb (-bu)

sleep; fall asleep

A poetic or literary expression for going to sleep, literally 'to tie a dream'. Not used in everyday conversation; more common in songs, poetry, or older writing.

• 旅たびの疲つかれで、床とこに着つくとすぐに夢ゆめを結むすんだ。

  Exhausted from the journey, I fell asleep as soon as I lay down.

• 静しずかな夜よるに、彼かれはようやく夢ゆめを結むすぶことができた。

  On that quiet night, he was finally able to fall asleep.