When Hitomaro, Lord Kakinomoto was in the province of Iwami, his death came upon him and he composed this poem in his pain.
鴨山の岩根しまける我れをかも知らにと妹が待ちつつあるらむ
| kamo yama nö ipane si makeru ware wo kamo sira ni tö imo ga matitutu aruramu |
On the Mount of Kamo Pillowed by the rocks Am I; Unknowing, is my darling Still waiting, on and on? |