At the beginning of winter a cold spirit comes, The North Wind blows--chill, chill. My sorrows being many, I know the length of the nights, Raising my head I look at the stars in their places. On the fifteenth day the bright moon is full, On the twentieth day the “toad and hare” wane.[17] A stranger came to me from a distant land And brought me a single scroll with writing on it; At the top of the scroll was written “Do not forget,” At the bottom was written “Goodbye for Ever.” I put the letter away in the folds of my dress, For three years the writing did not fade. How with an undivided heart I loved you I fear that you will never know or guess.