From a folding screen at the Ninna period (885-889) court: a woman bathing in a river on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month.
水のあやをおりたちて着む脱ぎちらしたなばたつめに衣かす夜は
midu no aya wo oritatite kimu nugitirasi tanabatatume ni koromo kasu yo Fa |
The pattern of the waters Is woven in your garb; Strip it off And to the Weaver Maid Lend your dress tonight. |