A poem composed at a competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress during the Kampyô era (889-898).
ゆふされば螢よりけにもゆれどもひかりみねばや人のつれなき
| yuFu sareba Fotaru yori ke ni moyuredomo Fikari mineba ya Fito no turenaki |
With the fall of evening, The fireflies’ are as nothing beside My burning, yet I cast no light, so Will my love stay chill? |
Ki no Tomonori
紀友則