For the Day of the Rat celebrations at the palace in Eihō 4 [1084].
ねのびする野べのこまつをうつしうゑて年のをながく君ぞ引くべき
| ne no bi suru nobe no komatsu o utsushi’uete toshi no o nagaku kimi zo hikubeki | For the Day of the Rat Pine seedlings from the plains We transplant, that The long thread of their years Will draw our Lord with them! |
Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Michitoshi