Eikyū hyakushu 392

Blankets

かさねねばさむげなりけり冬の夜に独ふすまは風もとまらず

kasaneneba
samuge narikeri
fuyu no yo ni
hitori fusuma
kaze mo tomarazu
If I fail to pile them high,
How cold I feel!
On a winter’s night
A single sheet
And a never-ending draft!

Daishin, Lady-in-Waiting from the Rokujō Palace
六条院女房大進

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