On hearing that someone using the name of Sanekata, Assistant Captain of the Middle Palace Guards, had been visiting a certain lady in the Tenth Month, I sent her the following:
たれならむいかで野守に言とはむ標縄の外にてわが名借りけむ
| tare naramu ikade nomori ni koto toFamu sime no Foka nite wa ga na karikemu |
Who might he be? Somehow, to the gamekeepers I would pose that question; For without the demesne Has my name been reaped! |