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MYS II: 94

A poem sent by the Minister of the Centre, Fujiwara, Lord Kamatari, to Lady Kagami.

玉櫛笥みむろの山のさな葛さ寝ずはつひに有りかつましじ

tamakusige
mimuro no yama no
sanakadura
sanezu pa tupi ni
arikatumasizi
 A jewelled comb-box is
Mimuro mountain, twined with
Kadsura vine:
Not sleeping with you again –
That I can never do!

Fujiwara no Kamatari
藤原鎌足