The Biwa Minister’s reply:
唐土の吉野山にこもるともおもはむ人に我おくれめや
| morokosi no yosino no yama ni komoru tomo omoFamu Fito ni ware okureme ya |
As distant as Cathay, Upon the mount of Yoshino You may seclude yourself, yet ‘Tis one who loves you, I, who is abandoned, am I not? |
This poem was composed in reply by the man, and sent from Narasaka.