His reply:
露だにも名だたる宿の菊ならば花のあるじや幾世なるらん
| tuyu dani mo nadataru yado no kiku naraba Fana no aruzi ya ikuyo naruran |
More even than the dew; From an illustrious house comes This chrysanthemum, so The flower’s Mistress Will live longer still, I believe. |
Fujiwara no Masatada (d. 961)