春さればまづ咲くやどの梅の花独り見つつや春日暮らさむ
| paru sareba madu saku yado no ume no pana pitori mitutu ya paru pi kurasamu |
When the spring has come First flowering at my dwelling is The plum blossom; In solitude, will I gaze on it And spend the day in springtime! |
Yamonoue no Okura
山上憶良