Sanekata Shū 132

Her reply:

繭ごもり親の飼ふ蠶のいとよはみくるも苦しきものと知らずや

mayugomori
oya no kaFu ko no
ito yoFami
kuru mo kurusiki
mono to sirazu ya
Cocooned
By her mother, a tended silkworm
Is weak, indeed;
To have you come spinning is a painful
Thing – do you not know it?

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