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… |