Composed when the Kōshin Rite took place in the Ninth Month, during the period when Emperor Kazan was Crown Prince:
もみぢ葉のいろどる露は九重にうつる月日やちかくなるらむ
| momidiba no irodoru tuyu Fa kokonoFe ni uturu tukiFi ya tikakunaruramu |
Scarlet leaves have Left a stain upon the dewdrops and Ninefold their hues will Shift: that day Grows ever nearer. |