沖つ鳥鴨といふ船は也良の崎廻みて漕ぎ来と聞こえ来ぬかも
oki tu tori
kamo to ipu pune wa
yara no saki
tamite kogiku to
kikoekonu kamo |
A bird upon the offing,
The boat called Duck:
Round Yara Point
Has come a’rowing –
Will no one come to tell me that… |
沖つ鳥鴨といふ船の帰り来ば也良の崎守早く告げこそ
oki tu tori
kamo to ipu pune no
kaperikoba
yara no sakimori
payaku tuge koso |
A bird upon the offing
The boat called Duck:
If it should return
O, sentry on Yara Point,
Haste and let me know! |
'Simply moving and elegant'