[One of] two poems composed by Lord Ōtomo, the Governor-General.
我が岡にさを鹿来鳴く初萩の花妻どひに来鳴くさを鹿
wa ga woka ni sawosika kinaku patuagi no pana tumadopi ni kinaku sawosika |
To my hill The stag comes and calls; The first bush clover Blooms for his bride Has come to call, the stag! |
Ōtomo no Tabito