A poem by Hitomaro, Lord Kakinomoto.
近江の海夕波千鳥汝が鳴けば心もしのにいにしへ思ほゆ
apumi nö umi yupu nami tidöri na ga nakeba kökörö mo si nö ni i nisipe omopoyu |
On the sea at Ômi, Plovers fly the waves at dusk And with their cries My mind is turned To thoughts of long ago. |