Kiyosuke-shū 257

Love Closely Nearby.

紅の裾引くほどの宿なれど色にいでなば人に知られじ

kurenawi no
suso Fiku Fodo no
yado naredo
iro ni idenaba
Fito ni shirarezi
Her scarlet
Hem could I tug upon, so close
Do we dwell, yet
If my passion’s hues were to show,
I would folk did never know…

Fujiwara no Kiyosuke (1104-1177)
藤原清輔

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