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.:
“(3) [I] have come crossing (1/2) Apusaka, ‘Mount of meetings,’ to meet my dear beloved, and (4) although [I] continue to weep, (5) there is not even a chance of meeting [her].”