A poem by Chief Border Guard Hasetsukabe no miyatsuko Hitomaro.

於保吉美能　美許等可之古美　伊蘇尓布理　宇乃波良和多流　知知波波乎於伎弖

おほきみの　みことかしこみ　いそにふり　うのはらわたる　ちちははをおきて

opokimi no mikoto kasikomi iso ni puri unopara wataru titipapa wo okite

At my Great Lord’s Dread command, Striking the rocky shore The sea-plain shall I cross Leaving father and mother behind…