Saying that he was taking off mourning clothes for Kōtoku-kō.
かぎりあればけふぬぎすてつふぢ衣はてなき物はなみだなりけり
| kagiri areba keFu nugisutetu Fudigoromo Fatenaki mono Fa namida narikeri | An limit there is, so Today do I take off for good These violet robes, but What are endless Are my tears. |
Lord Fujiwara no Michinobu
