On hearing that a certain lady had become close to another, I wrapped a lotus fruit in a leaf, to make a point of some sort to her.
はちすのみ思ふをいとゞ浮き葉には露にてもなを心をくべし
| hatisu nomi omoFu wo itodo ukiFa ni Fa tuyu nite mo nawo kokoro wokubesi |
Bitter rue You think it not, but how Cruel to me, a leaf adrift On dewdrops; now should You pay me heed… |