Round One Hundred and Forty-Six

Left

つねよりもまたぬれそひし袂かなむかしをかけて落ちし涙に

tsune yori mo mata nuresoishi tamoto kana mukashi o kakete ochishi namida ni

More than ever, Soaked through are My sleeves! For bygone days I stored up The tears I let fall now…

291[1]

Right

いまはとてみざらん秋の空までもおもへばかなし夜半の月かげ

ima wa tote mizaran aki no sora made mo omoeba kanashi yowa no tsukikage

Now, it is, I think, that Unable to see even the autumn Skies, I am filled with sadness by The midnight moonlight.

292[2]

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[1] Senzaishū IX: 566: When she was in attendance on Empress Akiko, Her Majesty’s mien was that of recollecting a certain situation with His Majesty, Former Emperor Ichijō, so she presented this one morning, after she had withdrawn from Her Majesty’s presence.

[2] Shinchokusenshū XVI: 1090: Topic unknown.