A poem composed by Hitomaro, Lord Kakinomoto, near the Uji River, when he was coming up from Ōmi.
もののふの八十宇治川の網代木にいさよふ波のゆくへ知らずも
monö nö pu nö yaso udi kapa nö azirökï ni isayopu nami nö yukupe sirazu mo |
Eighty warriors, On Uji river, To the fish nets Drifting waves: Not knowing whither bound. |