His reply:
ふる雪にまことにしのやいかならんけふはみやこにあとだにもなし
| furu yuki ni makoto ni shinoya ikanaran kyo wa miyako ni ato dani mo nashi |
In the falling snows, Truly, of your bamboo-thatched hut What is to become, I wonder. On this day in the capital Not even footprints do remain… |
[Fujiwara no] Mototoshi