On seeing a poem by someone of old, when he was compiling the Senzaishû.
ゆくすゑはわれをもしのぶ人やあらんむかしをおもふ心ならひに
| yukusue wa ware o mo shinobu hito ya aran mukashi o omou kokoro narai ni |
In years to come Will I be fondly recalled By someone, I wonder? Thinking upon the distant past As is our wont… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成