Mi-tsu no nami oto

Sawagu-nari:

Waga matsu-kimi no

Funadé-surashi mo.

[On the River of Heaven, at the place of the august ferry, the sound of the water has become loud: perhaps my long-awaited lord will soon be coming in his boat.]

Tanabata no

Sodé maku yoï no

Akatoki wa,

Kawasé no tazu wa