English translation by Vovin from Vovin, Alexander. 2009-2013. A New English Translation Containing the Original Text, Kana Transliteration, Romanization, Glossing and Commentary. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental Press.:
“(2) Because [I] slept floating (1) like a wild duck (5) [it] turned out that the dew fell (4) on [my] hair [that was] pitch-black (3) [like] the entrails of a snail.”