To a lady named Ben no Kimi, on a night when the moon had shone brightly, when the Consort who was the daughter of the same Major Captain was serving at the palace:
よそにてもほしとぞきみは思ふらんなにおほぞらの月によそへて
| yoso nite mo Fosi to zo kimi Fa omoFuran nani oFozora no tuki ni yosoFete |
Far away, yet, The stars do you Desire, it seems, While the renowned, heaven-bound Moon is cloaked… |