Sent on the 1st day of the Fourth Month, when Kintō, Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division had been in seclusion for a while.
谷の戸をとぢやはてつる鶯のまつにおとせではるもすぎぬる
| tani no to wo todi ya Fa Fateturu uguFisu no matu ni otosede Faru mo suginuru | Is the valley’s door Firmly shut, for The warbler, Awaited, makes no sound as Spring wears on? |
The Minister of the Left
