Kagéroï no
Honoka ni miété
Wakarénaba;—
Motonaya koïn
Aü-toki madé wa!
[When we were separated, I had seen her for a moment only,—and dimly as one sees a flying midge;[10] now I must vainly long for her as before, until time of our next meeting!]
Hikoboshi no
Tsuma mukaë-buné
Kogizurashi,—
Ama-no-Kawara ni