Presented to His Majesty as a Tanabata poem during the reign of Emperor Kazan (968 – 1008, r. 984 – 986)
袖ひちてわがてにむすぶ水のおもにあまつほしあひのそらをみるかな
| sode hijite wa ga te ni musubu mizu no omo ni ama tsu hoshiai no sora wo miru kana |
I wet my sleeves With my hands scooping Water from the surface where The heavenly stars do meet: Gazing at the sky, indeed… |
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi