Written on a mulberry leaf on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month.
天の川とわたる舟のかぢの葉に思ふことをもかきつくる哉
| ama no kaFa to wataru Fune no kadi no Fa ni omoFu koto wo mo kakitukuru kana |
Across Heaven’s River’s Narrows goes the boat? With the oar stroke – as on this leaf? Are all the feelings Written. |
The Kasuza Wet-nurse