A poem composed by Yakamochi, Lord Ōtomo, on arrival at a maiden’s gate.
かくしてやなほや罷らむ近からぬ道の閒をなづみ參ゐ來て
| kakusite ya napo ya makaramu tikakaranu miti nö apida wo nadumi mawikite |
Is that it? Am I to leave now? A not inconsiderable Way along the road Having struggled? |