As a way of saying, ‘Let’s start talking,’ to a lady.
隠沼に忍ひわびぬるわか身かな井手の蛙と成りやしなまし
kakurenu ni sinobiwabinuru wa ga mi kana wide no kaFadu to nari ya si namasi |
Hidden in the marsh Grieving alone Am I; As a frog in Idé Am I to be? |
Fujiwara no Tadafusa (?-928)
藤原忠房