Composed at the bridge at Nagara.
橋柱ながらましかば流れての名をこそ聞かめ跡を見ましや
| Fasibasira nagaramasikaba nagarete no na wo koso kikame ato wo mimasi ya |
These bridge pillars Were there not at Nagara, Should the current of the world Bring the name to one’s ears, Would one even see its traces? |
Former Major Councillor Kintō
前大納言公任