[One of] Four poems composed by guests at a banquet held at Ashiki post station in the province of Tsukushi to celebrate the departure of Ōtomo no Tabito from Dazaifu when he was commanded to return to the capital on his promotion to Major Counsellor.

辛人之　衣染云　紫之　情尓染而　所念鴨

韓人の衣染むといふ紫の心に染みて思ほゆるかも

karabito no koromo somu to ipu murasaki no kokoro ni somite omopoyuru kamo

Cathy folk Dye their garb, they say, With purple hues Just so, my heart is stained I feel!

Senior Clerk, Asada no Murajiyasu
大典麻田連陽春