Water from the melting snow,

crashing onto the rocks

And above the water, the ferns

start to uncurl —

Spring has arrived!

Shiko no Miko (? – 716)

Manyōshū

Iwa bashiru / tarumi no ue no / sawarabi no / moe izuru haru ni / narinikeru kamo

石走る /  垂水の上の / さわらびの / 萌え出ずる春に / なりにけるかも

志貴皇子（?－716）『万葉集』