The first time he spoke with Kamo no Narisuke, he took a shallow wine-cup and composed:

ききわたるみたらしがはの水きよみそこのこころをけふぞみるべき

kikiwataru mitarashigawa no mizu kiyomi soko no kokoro o kyō zo mirubeki

Listening, The River Mitarashi’s Waters are so pure That to the bottom of my heart I can see today.

Kunimoto, the Governor of Tsu