Amanogawa
Funa-dé haya séyo
Yo no fukénu ma ni.
[Because he is my not-often-to-be-met beloved, hasten to row the boat across the River of Heaven ere the night be advanced.]
Amanogawa
Kiri tachi-watari
Hikoboshi no
Kaji no 'to kikoyu
Yo no fuké-yukéba.
[Late in the night, a mist spreads over] the River of Heaven; and the sound of the oar[22] of Hikoboshi is heard.]