When I was caught and brought to Akashi in Harima Province, I had a dream and saw the former Emperor and the people from the Taira clan sitting down in polite manner somewhere looked better than the former Imperial Palace.
捕えられ播磨国明石まで来たとき、わたしは夢で昔の内裏よりも立派な場所で先帝と平家一門の人々が礼儀を正して控えているのを見ました。