Sent to a lady’s house, on an evening when I was serving at the palace.
うちかへし思へばあやし小夜衣九重きつゝたれを戀ふらむ
utikaFesi omoFeba ayasi sayogoromo kokonoFe kitutu tare wo koFuramu |
No matter how I ponder it, ’tis strange: My nightshirt—inside out—or Ninefold garb put on, but for Who, indeed, is my yearning? |