For the Palace Poetry Match in Eishō 6 [1051].
うらみわびほさぬ袖だにあるものをこひにくちなん名こそをしけれ
| uramiwabi Fosanu sode dani aru mono wo koFi ni kutinan na koso wosikere | Suffering his despite, Never dry are my sleeves, And yet, that A fool in love is My reputation I regret all the more. |
Sagami
A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
恋しきに侘びてたましひまどひなば空しきからの名にやのこらむ
| koFisiki ni wabite tamasiFi madoFinaba munasiki kara no na ni ya nokoramu | If, for love of you and Suffering, my soul Should wander in confusion, As an empty husk— Would that be my reputation? |
Anonymous