From the Tsukinami folding screen of the Engi Period (901- 923).
おほぞらをわれもながめてひこぼしのつまゝつよさへひとりかもねん
ōzora o ware mo nagamete hikoboshi no tsuma matsu yo sae hitori ka mo nen |
On the heavens I, too, turn my gaze, As does the Herd Boy: Until the night he awaits his bride Must I sleep alone? |
Ki no Tsurayuki
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