Written in the third month of the third year of Wado (711) when moving from the Fujiwara palace to Nara.
とぶとりのあすかのさとをゝきていなば君があたりはみえずかもあらん
| tobu tori no asuka no sato o okiteinaba kimi ga atari wa miezu kamo aran |
With the flying birds Of Asuka estate Left far behind, My Lord’s resting place Is gone from view, I’d say. |
Empress Genmei (661-721, r. 707-715)