Composed as a Love poem in a hundred poem sequence.
袖の色は人の問ふまでなりもせよ深き思ひを君し賴まば
| sode no iro Fa Fito no toFu made nari mo seyo Fukaki omoFi wo kimi si tanomaba |
My sleeves’ hue Is enough to make folk ask- I care not! The depth of my love- If only you would believe in it… |
Princess Shokushi
式子内親王