Left (Tie).

かたらひし我戀妻やほとゝぎすたまさか山に聲のほのめく

kataraishi ware koizuma ya hototogisu tamasaka yama ni koe no honomeku

I spoke once With the girl I love; A cuckoo At Mount Tamasaka Calling briefly

Kenshō.

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Right.

絶果てぬ情の山に雲消えて晴るゝ心や星合の空

taehatenu nasake no yama ni kumo kiete haruru kokoro ya hoshiai no sora

Unending Our gentle connection; the mountain Freed from cloud, Warming our hearts Like, perhaps the skies where stars meet.

Nobusada.

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The Right state: we do not like the Left’s poem, but find no specific faults worth mentioning. The Left state: we are not accustomed to the expression ‘gentle connection; the mountain’ (nasake no yama)

In judgement: Mount Tamasaka’s cuckoo and the Weaver Maid’s gentle mountain connection are of the same quality.