Left (Win).
常よりも今年に秋のくれはどりあやしきまでに惜まるゝ哉
| tsune yori mo kotoshi ni aki no kure hadori ayashiki made ni oshimaruru kana |
More that ever This year autumn’s Ending – So much it’s strange – Fills me with regret. |
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Right.
かくばかり心にとまる秋の色のいづくの隙を漏りて行くらん
| kaku bakari kokoro ni tomaru aki no iro no izuku no hima o moriteyukuran |
So strong They halt my heart The hues of autumn Through some space Do seem to slip… |
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The Right have no criticisms to make of the Left’s poem. The Left query, ‘What is the space (hima) in in the Right’s poem. We also wonder whether hues can slip?’
Shunzei’s judgement: The comments made by each team are appropriate. Thus, the Left wins.