Composed as a love poem.
はかなくぞしらぬいのちをなげきこしわがゝねことのかゝりけるよに
| hakanaku zo shiranu inochi o nagekikoshi wa ga kane koto no kakarikeru yo ni |
‘Tis truly brief! And that I know not what’s to come in life Is a source of grief; So might my promises be In this world of ours. |
Princess Shokushi
式子内親王