Poem in the Man'yōshū (MYS IV: 588) by Lady Kasa to Lord Ōtomo no Yakamochi, date 8th century

Source:

http://www.wakapoetry.net/mys-iv-588/

The poem:

白鳥の鳥羽山松の待ちつつそ我が戀ひわたるこの月ごろを

Romaji transliteration (in reconstructed Old Japanese):

siratori no

tobayama matu no

matitutu so

a ga kopiwataru

kono tsukigoro wo

English translation:

As a white dove on

Toba Mountain's pines

Awaiting:

Have I loved you

These many months…