Composed as a Love poem, when His Majesty commanded a hundred poem sequence.
いまはただおさふる袖も朽ち果てて心のままにおつる涙か
ima Fa tada osaFuru sode mo kutiFatete kokoro no mama ni oturu namida ka |
Now, simply Have my wave-dashed sleeves Rotted all away; Is there nothing in my heart But dripping tears? |
Fujiwara no Suemichi
藤原季通