When a lady-in-waiting who had been with her for a long time went down to Hyūga province, she composed this as a farewell gift.
あかねさす日に向ひても思ひいでよみやこは晴れぬながらめすらむと
| akane sasu Fi ni mukaFite mo omoFi’ide yo miyako Fa Farenu nagamesuramu to |
Shining madder red The sun: toward it turn And remember- The capital will be under cloud And sunk in gloom. |
The Ichijō In Empress [Teishi]