His reply:
秋萩を色どる風は吹ぬとも心はかれじ草葉ならねば
aki Fagi wo irodoru kaze Fa Fukinu tomo kokoro Fa karezi kusaba naraneba |
To the Autumn bush clover A wind bringing scarlet hues May blow, yet, My heart is not a distant, withered Blade of grass. |
Ariwara no Narihira (825-880)
有原業平