Round Three

Left

女郎花露もわきてやおきつらんしほれ姿のあてにも有るかな

ominaeshi tsuyu mo wakite ya okitsuran shioresugata no ate ni mo aru kana

Upon the maidenflowers Might the dew discriminate In its falling? For its dampened form Is so fine!

Lord Minamoto no Michiyoshi, Minor Captain of the Inner Palace Guards, Right Division
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Right (Win)

もも草の花もあだにやおもふらんひと色ならずうつす心を

momokusa no hana mo ada ni ya omouran hito iro narazu utsusu kokoro o

A multitude of grasses Blooms: do they play me false Should I think? For not to one hue alone Is my heart drawn…

Kojijū, Court Lady to Her Majesty
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The Left, by saying ‘Might the dew discriminate / In its falling?’ seems to want to describe the way that the flowers’ colours become deeper or fainter. It is not appropriate, however, to use ‘dampened form’ in this way. Furthermore, saying something ‘seems fine’ lacks elegance, doesn’t it. The Right does not lack the conception of the topic, so it should win.