Sent to the Chūjō Junior Consort.
むらさきの色にこゝろはあらねどもふかくぞ人をおもひそめつる
| murasaki no iro ni kokoro wa aranedomo fukaku zo hito o omoisometuru |
The violet Hue is in my heart Nowhere to be found Yet deeply have you Started to stain my thoughts. |
Emperor Daigo (885-930, r. 897-930)