Composed one night when the moon was shining brightly and the Major Captain was playing the koto.
琴の音にあやなく今宵ひかされて月みであかすなげきをやせむ
koto no ne ni ayanaku koyoFi Fikasarete tuki mide akasu nageki wo ya semu |
The strains of your koto, Alas, this eve Are so entrancing, that The moon, unwatched, shall set, I fear… |