On the 7th day of the Seventh Month,[1] the gentlemen and ladies were divided into teams at the residence of the Head Chamberlain[2] and made to conduct a poetry contest, with the topic being ‘Bell Crickets’.
たなばたにかしやみつらんすずむしのくもゐはるけきねこそきこゆれ
| tanabata ni kashi ya mitsuran suzumushi no kumoi harukeki ne koso kikoyure | To the Weaver Maid It has been lent—is that what I see? The bell crickets’ Cloud clearing Cry I do hear! |
Muratada[3]
[1] This contest took place on the 7th day of the Seventh Month Eien 永延 2 [21.8.988].
[2] Fujiwara no Sanesuke 藤原実資 (957-1046).
[3] Identity unknown.