Major Captain of the Left Asamitsu had not visited her for a long time, when he came to see her on her travels; having no pillow, they wove one out of grass.
あふことはこれやかぎりの旅ならん草のまくらも霜がれにけり
| au koto wa kore ya kagiri no tabi naran kusa no makura mo shimogarenikeri | Will our meeting Here be the limit of Our journey? Even our grassy pillow Seared by distant frosts… |
The Uma Handmaid
At about the time the Naka Chancellor began visiting her regularly.
わすれじの行末まではかたければけふをかぎりの命ともがな
| wasureji no yukusue made wa katakereba kyō o kagiri no inochi to mogana | Never to be forgotten In all the days to come is Hard to believe, so If only today was the limit Of my life… |
The Mother of Gidō Sanshi
Left
ちらねどもかねてぞをしき紅葉ばは今はかぎりの色と見つれば
| chiranedomo kanete zo oshiki momijiba wa ima wa kagiri no iro to mitsureba | They have not scattered, yet Truly do I regret, that The scarlet leaves Have now reached the limit of Their hues, it seems, so… |
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Right
白雲のおりゐる宿とみえつるは降りくる雪のとけぬなりけり
| shirakumo no ori’iru yado to mietsuru wa furikuru yuki no tokenu narikeri | Clouds of white Have descended on my house It seems, so The snow, come falling, Will not melt, at all. |
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