MYS V: 865

A poem in reply to the celestial maidens of Pine Tree Bay.

君を待つ松浦の浦の娘子らは常世の国の海人娘子かも

kimi o matu
matu’ura no ura no
wotomera wa
tokoyo no kuni no
ama wotome kamo
Awaiting My Lord,
On the shore of Pine Tree Bay,
The maidens,
Paradise ‘s
Diving girls do seem to be!

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