When Koshikibu no Naishi died, Izumi Shikibu composed this looking at her grandchildren.
とゞめおきて誰をあはれと思ふらん子はまさるらん子はまさりけり
| todome okite tare wo aFare to omoFuran ko Fa masaruran ko Fa masarikeri |
Left behind, Who, fondly, do You think upon, I wonder. Worse for the children, perhaps. Worst to lose my child. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部