An envoy:
かくばかり戀しくあらば眞澄鏡見ぬ日時なくあらましものを
| kaku bakari kopisiku araba masokagami minu pi toki naku aramasi mono wo |
So much Do I love you, that when In a clear glass I see not your face, endlessly Would I be with you. |
Sent by Lady Ōtomo of Sakanoue to her daughter, the Elder Maiden.