From a folding screen with a picture of the moon, in the Engi period (901-23).
あらたまの年立歸朝より待たるゝ物は鶯の聲
| aratama no tosi tatikaFeru asita yori mataruru mono Fa uguFisu no kowe |
Once again anew The year is come upon us; And by the ’morrow We will have waited long To hear the warbler’s song. |
The Monk Sosei
素性法師