When I went to Usa as messenger, I sent this to a lady’s house.
いかにせむ宇佐の使はゆるされず戀しき人はいでの玉水
| ika ni semu usa no tukaFi Fa yurusarezu koFisiki Fito Fa ide no tamamidu |
What am I to do? To go as messenger to Usa I am powerless to refuse; yet The lady I love is Inconstant as Ide’s jewelled waters… |