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FGS XIII: 1241

From among her love poems.

かくやはとおぼえしきはもおぼえけりすべて人にはなれでぞあらまし

kaku ya wa to
oboeshi kiwa mo
oboekeri
subete hito ni wa
narade zo aramashi
Can I endure more?
I wondered at my limits:
That’s how I felt;
If only all of it—including him—
Had never been: that’s what I wish now!

The Daughter of Noriyoshi, Junior First Rank
従一位教良女

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.