Sent to the daughter of the Kujô Minister of the Right [Fujiwara no Morosuke].
とし月はわが身にそへてすぎぬれど思ふこゝろのゆかずもあるかな
| toshi tsuki wa wa ga mi ni soete suginuredo omou kokoro no yukazu mo aru kana |
The months and years Add up for me, But though they pass My thoughts of you Will never leave… |
The Nishinomiya Former Minister of the Left [Minamoto no Taka’akira] (914-982)