Man'yōganaModern Japanese textReconstructed Old JapaneseModern JapaneseEnglish translation鴨山之 磐根之巻有 吾乎鴨 不知等妹之 待乍将有鴨山の 岩根しまける 我をかも 知らにと妹が 待ちつつあるらむkamoyama no ipane si mak-yeru ware wo ka mo sira-nito imo ga matitutu ara-muKamoyama no iwane shi makeru ware wo kamo shira ni to imo ga machitsutsu aruranAll unaware, it may be, That I lie in Kamoyama, Pillowed on a rock, She is waiting now—my wife— Waiting for my return.
man'yōganamodern japanese textreconstructed old japanesemodern japaneseenglish translation鴨山之 磐根之巻有 吾乎鴨 不知等妹之 待乍将有鴨山の 岩根しまける 我をかも 知らにと妹が 待ちつつあるらむkamoyama no ipane si mak-yeru ware wo ka mo sira-nito imo ga matitutu ara-mukamoyama no iwane shi makeru ware wo kamo shira ni to imo ga machitsutsu aruranall unaware it may be that i lie in kamoyama pillowed on a rock she is waiting now—my wife— waiting for my return