A woman with whom I had spoken was extremely resentful when I told her I could not visit, so I plucked some broad-leafed bamboo and sent it to her:
かしがまし一夜ばかりの臥しによりなにかは人の猛くうらむる
| kasigamasi Fitoyo bakari no Fusi ni yori nani ka Fa Fito no takeku uramuru |
How carping! Just a single night Spent apart! Should it in a lady Arouse such ire? |