Composed at the Kesōbumi Match during the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa (1079-1107; r. 1086-1107).
思ひやれとはで日をふる五月雨に獨やどもるそでの雫を
| omoFiyare toFade Fi wo furu samidare no Fitori yado moru sode no siduku wo |
Keep thinking of me! Days go by without a word- In the early summer rain I ward this house alone- Droplets on my sleeves. |
Empress Higo