When I was openly with the same lady in the northern hall, towards dawn we opened the shutters as the sky looked particularly fine; so, too, did my lady:
天の戸を我ためにとは鎖さねどもあやしくあかぬ心地のみして
| ama no to wo wa ga tame ni to Fa sasanedomo ayasiku akanu kokoti nomi site |
The portal of Heaven, For my sake was Shut not, yet – How strange – endlessly for it to open not Is all of my longing… |