From a poetry competition in the Tenryaku period (947-957).
鳴く声はまだ聞かねども蝉の羽の薄き衣はたちぞ着てける
naku kowe Fa mada kikanedomo semi no Fa no usuki koromo Fa tati zo kitekeru |
Their buzzing song Is not yet to be heard, yet Cicada wing Light clothing Has been cut to wear today. |
Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu