大堰川鵜舟の手縄うちはへて夜な夜な瀬せをすみかとぞする
| ōikawa ubune no tanawa uchihaete yonayona sese o sumika to zo suru |
Upon the River Ōi The cormorant boats’ hawsers Are tangled; Night after night upon the rapids Do they make their dwelling. |
大堰川鵜舟の手縄うちはへて夜な夜な瀬せをすみかとぞする
| ōikawa ubune no tanawa uchihaete yonayona sese o sumika to zo suru |
Upon the River Ōi The cormorant boats’ hawsers Are tangled; Night after night upon the rapids Do they make their dwelling. |