A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.

いとはれて今はかぎりとしりにしを更にむかしの恋しかるらん

itowarete ima wa kagiri to shirinishi o sara ni mukashi no koishikaruran

Hating you, Now I have reached my end, that I know, but Still, long ago I did love you so.

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