Year
The image in the sky—
Is it the face of the moon,
Or the Poet’s Patroness?
影は天の下照る姫か月の顔
Kage wa ame no
Shita teru hime ka
Tsuki no kao
Literal & Notes
[light/image/figure/reflection] as for heavenly
Below shine princess maybe
Moon’s face/visage
“Heavenly” is also a symbol of the imperial line. “Shita-teru-hime” is the daughter Okuninushi, an emperor in Shinto myth. She is considered the ancestress of classical Japanese poets.