翻刻
亀のすむ池の心に任せつゝ
きみかよはひを契れ万代
君かよはひあふきて亀もことし
より
ともと契りて万代や経ん
契り置く亀のよはひともろともに
きみか千とせも万代やへん
現代語訳
亀の住む池の心に任せつつ
君が寿命を契れ万代
君が寿命を仰ぎて亀も今年
より
共に契りて万代や経ん
契り置く亀の寿命と諸共に
君が千年も万代や経ん
英語訳
Entrusting to the heart of the pond where the turtle dwells
Make a pact for your lifespan of ten thousand generations
The turtle too, looking up to your lifespan, from this year
onward
Together making a pact, may ten thousand generations pass
Together with the lifespan of the turtle with whom the pact was made
May your thousand years also pass through ten thousand generations