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MYS II: 115

A poem sent by Princess Tajima, when Prince Hozumi was despatched to the Shiga mountain temple in Ōmi, by imperial command.

遺居<而> 戀管不有者 追及武 道之阿廻尓 標結吾勢

後れ居て恋ひつつあらずは追ひ及かむ道の隈廻に標結へ我が背

okure’wite
koitutu arazu pa
opisikamu
miti no kumami ni
sime yupe wa ga se
Left behind and
Ever in love, am I not, so
I shall follow you;
At every turn along your road
Leave me tied a sign, o, darling.