When parting from someone with whom she had a far from shallow attachment.
きたへゆく雁のつばさにことつてよ雲のうはがきかきたえずして
| kita e yuku kari no tsubasa ni kototsute yo yuki no uwagaki kakitaezushite |
To the north I go; On goose wings Send me word! Address above the snow, Writing never ending. |
Murasaki Shikibu
紫式部