When there was someone in Koshi of whom he was fond.[1]

秋のよに雁かもなきてわたるなりわが思ふ人の事づてやせし

aki no yo ni kari kamo nakite watarunaru wa ga omoFu Fito no kotodute ya sesi

On an autumn night Is that the geese a’crying As they pass by? There is one I love— Would you take a message to her?

Tsurayuki

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[1]A minor variant of this poem appears in the ‘Poetry Contest held at Prince Koresada’s House’ (Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase (43)