His reply:
いまぞきく心はあともなかりけり雪かきわけておもひやれども
| ima zo kiku kokoro wa ato mo nakarikeri yuki kakiwakete omoiyaredomo |
Only now, do I see, that The heart, a dint Leaves not; Though forging through the snows Do go my thoughts… |
The Gotokudaiji Minister of the Left [Fujiwara no Sanesada (1139-1191)]