Composed at night, at the end of the Twelfth Month.
亡人のくる夜ときけど君もなし我が住む宿や魂無きの里
| naki Fito no kuru yo to kikedo kimi mo nasi wa ga sumu yado ya tamanaki no sato |
The dead Return tonight, I’ve heard, yet You are not here; Is my dwelling place truly A house without spirit? |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部