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.:
“(1) When the autumn came, (2) because [I] was longing for my beloved, [I] just wanted to see [her] in a dream for a long time, but (5) it turned out that the dawn had come, alas!”