Composed at a place called Higurashino, when he was in attendance upon the former Teishi Emperor who had gone to view Miyataki.
ひぐらしのゆきすぎぬともかひもあらじひもとくいももまたじとおもへば
| higurashino yukisuginu tomo kai mo araji himo toku imo mo mataji to omoeba | Sundown at Higurashino Has passed, yet ‘Tis pointless, for My darling girl to undo her belt Has waited not, I fear… |
Major Counsellor Noboru