あさぎりにかたまどはしてなくかりのこゑぞたえせぬ秋の山べは
asagiri ni kata madowashite naku kari no koe zo taesenu aki no yamabe wa In the morning mists
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山ざとはあきこそことにかなしけれしかのなくねにめをさましつつ[1]
yamazato wa aki koso koto ni kanashikere shika no naku ne ni me o samashitsutsu In a mountain retreat
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[1] This poem also occurs in Kokinshū (IV: 214 ), where it is attributed to [Mibu no] Tadamine.
はまちどりあきとしなればあさぎりにかたまどはしてなかぬ日ぞなき
hamachidori aki to shinareba asagiri ni kata madowashite nakanu hi zo naki The plovers on the beach:
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あきくればみやまざとこそわびしけれよるはほたるをともしびにして[1]
aki kureba miyamazato koso wabishikere yoru wa hotaru o tomoshibi ni shite When the autumn comes
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[1] This poem also appears as Fubokushō 5545 where is it is listed as by Ōe no Chisato
Left (Tie)
azumaji ya On the eastern roads,
Lord Ari’ie
Right
samazama ni Many
Lord Takanobu
The Right state: the Left’s poem is fine. The Left state: the Right’s poem has no faults to mention.
In judgement: both poems are certainly by men entranced by thoughts of player-girls. The configuration and diction of ‘are his sleeves as mine?’ (sode wa mono ka wa ) and ‘would I fall in love?’ (kouru mono ka wa ) are both not unpleasant. Thus, I make this a tie.
'Simply moving and elegant'