When people were calling for her to pass the wine cup, having gathered for the Seventh Night [festivities] on the birth of Retired Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008-1036; r. 1016-1036).
めづらしき光さしそふさか月はもちながらこそ千代もめぐらめ
| medurasiki Fikari sasisoFu sakaduki Fa motinagara koso tiyo mo megurame |
Rare, The light shining from The moon upon this wine cup; In our grasp Let it circle for a thousand years! |
Murasaki Shikibu
紫式部