KYS VI: 351

Sent to someone who had served the empress of former Emperor Ichijō, who gone to Hyūga province.

あかねさす日にむかひても思ひいでよみやこはしのぶながめすらんと

akane sasu
Fi ni mukaFitemo
omoFi’ideyo
miyako Fa sinobu
nagame suran to
Shining madder red
Toward the sun have you made your way, but
O, remember,
To recall the capital, and
Turn your gaze that way…

Her Majesty, the Empress

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