Composed on the day he was at Ōi for the celebrations held for the fortieth birthday of Prince Sadatoki’s aunt.
龜の尾の山のいはねをとめておつるたきの白玉千世のかずかも
kame no wo no yama no ifane wo tomete oturu taki no siratama tiyo no kazu kamo |
At Kame Mountain, mighty boulders Covered with the fall Of the cataract’s white droplets; As numberless as your age, perhaps? |
Ki no Koreoka