On hidden love, from a hundred poem sequence when the Lay-Priest and former Regent was Minister of the Right.
ちらすなよしのゝ葉ぐさのかりにてもつゆかゝるべき袖のうへかは
chirasu na yo shino no hagusa no kari nite mo tsuyu kakarubeki sode no ue ka wa |
Drip not! Leaves of bamboo seedlings I’d not pluck-briefly, indeed, Must dewdrops cling there, Above my sleeves, perhaps? |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成