Composed in the conception of Tanabata at the home of the former Uji Regent and Grand Minister of State.
としをへてすむべきやどのいけみづはほしあひのかげもおもなれやせん
| toshi o hete sumubeki yado no ike mizu wa hoshiai no kage mo omonareyasen |
A year has passed And at the house where I do live, so clear The pond waters Show the light of meeting stars: How familiar a sight? |
Provisional Major Councillor [Fujiwara no] Naga’ie