At time when the Nijō Empress [Kōshi] was known as the Mother of the Crown Prince, on the Third day of the First month, he was summoned to her presence; while giving her orders, she commanded him to compose a poem on the snow falling upon his head while the sun was shining.
春の日のひかりにあたる我なれどかしらの雪となるぞわびしき
| Faru no Fi no Fikari ni ataru ware naredo kasira no yuki to naru zo wabisiki |
The spring sun’s Light strikes Me but, the Snow upon my brow Saddens. |
Fun’ya no Yasuhide