On ‘hidden love’ in a hundred poem sequence.
たまのをよたえなばたえねながらへばしのぶることのよはりもぞする
| tama no o yo taenaba taene nagaraeba shinoburu koto yowari mo zo suru |
My jewelled belt of life: If it can break, then let it! For to stretch it out With this secret on it Drains all my strength. |
Princess Shokushi
式子内親王