My reply, sent to the lady before departure, out of thanks for her consideration.
心にもあらぬ別れを筥潟のいそぐをかつはうらみつるかな
| kokoro ni mo aranu wakare wo hakokata no isogu wo katu Fa uramituru kana |
Deep within my heart This parting does not lie, yet To Hakokata’s Stony shore to be hastened is another Cause for sorrow! |