MYS XIV: 3354

伎倍人のまだら衾に綿さはだ入りなましもの妹が小床に

kipe pitö nö
madarabusuma ni
wata sapada
irinamasi monö
imo ga wodoko ni
The folk of Kihe
Their motley quilts
Fill with so much floss;
Oh, I wish I’d slipped within
My love’s coverlets.

The above poem is [one of] two from the province of Tōtsu Ōmi.

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