The lady’s reply:
世に咲かぬものにありせば桜花人にあまねく告げざらましを
| yo ni sakanu mono ni ariseba sakurabana Fito ni amaneku tugezaramasi wo |
Never blooming in this world, Were it such a thing, A cherry blossom; To all and sundry It would be better not, to announce it so! |