At about the time his wife died, the wife of Lord Fujiwara no Tameyori passed away, so he sent him this.
よそなれどおなじ心ぞかよふべきたれも思ひのひとつならねば
| yoso naredo onaji kokoro zo kayoubeki tare mo omoi no hitotsu naraneba |
I am no relation, yet How similar our griefs Must be; For no other’s feelings Match them… |
The Ononomiya Minister of the Right [Fujiwara no Sanesuke (957-1046)]