On returning from a certain place when it was late at night.
竹の葉に玉ぬく露にあらねどもまだ夜をこめて起きにけるかな
| take no Fa ni tama nuku tuyu ni aranedomo mada yo wo komete wokinikeru kana |
Upon the bamboo leaves, Dewdrops, like threaded jewels Are there none, yet Still within the bounds of night Have I arisen. |