The title of this chapter was derived from the waka poetry composed by a woman under Kaoru's patronage when she was on her way, after being taken out by Nioumiya, to a hideaway located on the other side of the Yodo-gawa River.
巻名は、薫の庇護を受けていた女が匂宮に連れ出されて淀川対岸の隠れ家へ向かう途中に詠んだ和歌に因む。