English poem
Poem 46 (Yura no to wo…)
Yura no to wo Wataru funabito 1Kaji wo tae Yukue mo shiranu Koi no michi kana. he fishing-boats are tossed about, 1When stormy winds blow strong; With rudder lost, how can they reach 1The port for which they long? 1So runs the old love-song.