Yachihoko no
Kami no mi-yo yori
Tomoshi-zuma;—
Hito-shiri ni keri
Tsugitéshi omoëba.
[From the august Age of the God-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears,[13] she had been my spouse in secret[14] only; yet now, because of my constant longing for her, our relation has become known to men.]
Amé tsuchi to
Wakaréshi toki yo
Onoga tsuma;