内日左須　宮道尓相之　人妻姤　玉緒之　念乱而　宿夜四曽多寸

うちひさす　みやぢにあひし　ひとづまゆゑに　たまのをの　おもひみだれて　ぬるよしぞおほき

utipi sasu miyadi ni apisi pitoduma yuwe ni tama no wo no omopimidarete nuru yosi zo opoki

Bright sun shines on The avenues of the capital where I met Another’s wife, who My jewelled thread of life Cast into tangled passion– So many the nights we slept together!

[One of] five poems from an ancient collection.