人にまだをられぬものをたれにこのすきものぞとはくちならしけん
hito ni mada
orarenu mono o
tare ka kono
sukimono zo to wa
kuchinarashiken | No man has yet
To pick me, so
Who is it that might have
A sour but saucy
Taste within his mouth? |
Murasaki Shikibu
すき物と名にしたてればみる人のをらですぐるはあらじとぞおもふ
sukimono to
na ni shi tatereba
miru hito no
orade suguru wa
araji to zo omou | Sour but saucy
Is what folk say, so
At the sight, there’s no man
Would pass by and not pick one up—
Of that I’m sure! |
Michinaga
'Simply moving and elegant'