珠尓奴久　安布知乎宅尓　宇恵多良婆　夜麻霍公鳥　可礼受許武可聞

たまにぬく　あふちをいへに　うゑたらば　やまほととぎす　かれずこむかも

tama ni nuku aputi wo ipe ni uwetaraba yamapototogisu karezu komu kamo

Strung with gems A chinaberry at my house Should I plant, would A mountain cuckoo Constantly come visiting?

This poem was sent on the 2nd day of the Fourth Month by Ōtomo sukune Fumimochi from his residence in Nara to his elder brother, Yakamochi.