He had been secretly seeing the lady who had been sent to be the Ise Virgin, but when this became known to His Majesty, he put a guard upon her, and it was no longer possible to visit in secret, so he composed.
逢坂は東路とこそきゝしかど心盡しのせきにぞありける
| aFusaka Fa adumadi to koso kikisikado kokoro dukusi no seki ni zo arikeru |
Meeting Hill lies Upon the road to the East I had heard, and yet My heart is exhausted by The barrier here! |
Master of the Left Capital Office, Michimasa
左京大夫通雅