Having been forgotten by a man, she bundled up some clothing and sent it to him, writing this on the leather belt fastening it.
泣き流す涙に堪へで絶えぬればはなだの帶の心地社すれ
| nakinagasu namida ni taFede taenureba Fanada no obi no kokoti koso sure |
This weeping flow Of tears is too much to bear, and We are done, so A broken pale-blue belt Would express my feelings. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部