Expressing true feelings.
恋ひ死なば恋ひも死ねとか我妹子が我家の門を過ぎて行くらむ
kopisinaba kopi mo sine to ka wagimoko ga wagipe no kadeo wo sugite yukuran |
“If one can die of love, then Do so!” says My darling girl As before my dwelling’s gate She seems to go by! |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection
柿本人麻呂歌集