Reflected in my eyes was the shape of a man with a drawn bow.The tip of the arrow was pointed my way.I wanted to cry out, for surely he was mistaken somehow.With that on my mind, I opened my mouth again, but—
So then Nakime, descending from Heaven, and perching on the multitudinous[ly branching] katsura-tree at Ame-no-Wakahiko's gate, told him everything according to the mandate of the Heavenly Deities. Then Ame-no-Sagume, having heard the bird's words, spoke to Ame-no-Wakahiko, saying: "The sound of this bird's cry is ominous. It must be shot to death." On her [thus] urging him,