During the reign of former Emperor Ichijō, after Her Majesty, the Empress had passed away, when some letters were found tied with the cord that had been used to hold back her curtain of state, these were among three poems written down when His Majesty’s expression indicated he would like to see them.
夜もすがら契りし事を忘れずばこひむ涙のいろぞ床しき
| yomosugara tigirisi koto wo wasurezuba koFimu namida no iro zo yukasiki |
All throughout the night We vowed, and If I forget it not, Our tears of love’s Hue is all my longing! |