Sent to a man who had moved his affections elsewhere.
忘らるゝ身はことわりと知りながら思ひあへぬは涙なりけり
| wasuraruru mi Fa kotowari to sirinagara omoFi aFenu Fa namida narikeri |
To be abandoned Is my fate I know so well; Uncomprehending Do my tears fall. |
Sei Shōnagon
清少納言