At a time when Retired Emperor Go-Sanjô (1034-73; r. 1068-1072) was still a prince and the present emperor [Shirakawa (1053-1129; r. 1072-1086)] was an infant; she had reason to thank him for his kindness in the matter of her daughter and composed this, sending it to him saying, ‘Look in a mirror.’
君みれば塵もくもらで萬代の齡をのみもますかゞみかな
| kimi mireba tiri mo kumorade yorodu yo no yoFaFi wo nomi mo masu kagami kana |
The sight of you, my lord: There’s not a speck of dust to cloud A myriad of years To come, naught else, shown Mounting in this clear glass. |
Ise no Taifu