Left (Tie).
雪の色の夏も消えせぬかひやこれ扇の風の秋よりもけに
| yuki no iro no natsu mo kiesenu kai ya kore ōgi no kaze no aki yori mo ke ni |
The hue of snow Unmelted in summer Must have some effect for My fan’s breeze has More than autumn’s… |
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Right (Tie).
うたゝ寢に扇をならす床の上の月と風とは秋の物かは
| utatane ni ōgi o narasu toko no ue no tsuki to kaze to wa aki no mono ka wa |
Dozing and Wafting a fan Above my bed: Do both moon and breeze Belong to autumn? |
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The Right state that ‘Both “some effect” (kai ya kore) and “more than…” (ke ni) seem somewhat insufficient.’ The Left wonder, ‘if the fan’s shape, making the moon “belong to autumn” (aki no mono ka wa) is enough?’
Shunzei judges, ‘Both the Left and Right poems seem most charming. A winner is lacking.’