(_Supposed to have been composed as early as the twelfth century_)
Bindatara wo
Ayugaseba koso,
Ayugaseba koso,
Aikyo zuitare!
_Yareko toto,
Yareko toto!_
With loosened hair,--
Only because of having tossed it,
Only because of having shaken it,--
Oh, sweet she is!
_Yareko toto!
Yareko toto!_