[One of] twenty-four poems sent by Lady Kasa to Lord Ōtomo no Yakamochi.
わが形見見つつ偲はせあらたまの年の緒長くわれも思はむ
wa ga katami
mitutu sinopase
aratama no
tosi no wo nagaku
ware mo omopamu |
On a keepsake of me
Gaze and think of me;
Fresh-jewelled as
The years’ long thread
Will my thoughts follow you. |
[One of ] twenty-four poems sent by Lady Kasa to Ōtomo no Yakamochi.
白鳥の鳥羽山松の待ちつつそ我が戀ひわたるこの月ごろを
siratori no
tobayama matu no
matitutu so
a ga kopiwataru
kono tsukigoro wo |
As a white dove on
Toba Mountain’s pines
Awaiting:
Have I loved you
These many months… |
Lady Kasa
'Simply moving and elegant'