Princess Nukata's poem from the Man’yōshū (MYS I: 9), year 658

Source:

http://www.wakapoetry.net/mys-i-9/

Princess Nukata composed this poem on the occasion of an Imperial Visit to the hot springs of Kii province.

The poem:

莫囂円隣之大相七兄爪謁気我が背子がい立たせりけむ厳橿が本

Romaji transliteration:

sidumarisi
uranami sawaku
wa ga seko ga
itataserikemu
itu kasi ga moto

English translation:

Quietened
Have the rowdy breakers in the bay;
My dear one
Stood, no doubt,
At the foot of the sacred oak!