His reply:
おほぬさと名にこそたてれながれてもつひによるせはありてふものを
| oFonusa to na ni koso tatere nagarete mo tuFi ni yoru se Fa ari teFu mono wo |
The Grand Staff Is the name you give me; It may drift away, yet Finally, it comes to rest within the shallows- That is how it is! |
Ariwara no Narihira
有原業平