忍ぶれど物思ふ人はうき雲の空に恋する名をのみぞたつ

shinoburedo mono’omou hito wa ukigumo no sora ni koisuru na o nomi zo tatsu

I kept it secret, yet She, who is the focus of my thoughts, is As a drifting cloud Within the sky, and of my love Rumours, alone, do rise toward her.

Middle Captain Morotoki, Fourth Rank
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恋すともいかでか空に名はたたじ忍ぶる程は袖につつまで

koisu to mo ikade ka sora ni na wa tataji shinoburu hodo wa sode ni tsutsumade

You love, so How is it that the skies Could remain untouched by rumours? Your secret You’ve not kept wrapped within your sleeves…

Lady Aki, in service to the Empress Dowager
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