A poem composed at a competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress during the Kampyô era (889-898).
君こふる涙しなくは唐衣むねのあたりは色もえなまし
| kimi koFuru namida si naku Fa karakoromo mune no atari Fa iro moenamasi |
For you, my love Brings forth tears, did it not My Chinese robe About the breast Would burn with the fire of my passion. |
Ki no Tsurayuki
紀貫之