Sanekata Shū 290

On seeing underwear hung before a certain lady’s chamber, Suketada composed:

むつましき夏の衣をぬぎすてゝいとされがたきあせはじきかな

mutumasiki
natu no koromo wo
nugisutete
ito saregataki
aseFaziki kana
How familiar:
Summer garb
Stripped off and abandoned;
How difficult to blanch is
A sweat-stained chemise!

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