[One of] five poems sent by Yakamochi, Lord Ōtomo, to the Elder Maiden of Sakanoe.

言問はぬ木すらあぢさゐ諸弟らが練りのむらとに詐かれけり

koto topanu ki sura adisawi morotora ga neri no mura to ni azamukarekeri

Mute are Trees, yet even they blossom as hydrangeas do; Many are the men By your honeyed words Deceived, no doubt!

Ōtomo no Yakamochi