Composed to say they both had reason to be careful, when a man was disappointed that they could not meet easily.
己が身のおのが心に叶はぬを思はゞものは思ひしりなむ
| wono ga mi no ono ga kokoro ni kanaFanu wo omoFaba mono Fa omoFi sirinamu |
Within your breast Lies your desire: That it has not been met, If you would think, the reason You know well enough! |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部