Left (Tie)
浪の上にうかれてすぐるたはれめも頼む人には頼まれぬかは
| nami no ue ni ukarete suguru tawareme mo tanomu hito ni wa tanomarenu ka wa | Atop the waves, and Carried along helplessly, Is even a pleasure girl To a loving man Unable to respond? |
Lord Kanemune
1143
Right
波の上に結ぶ契のはてよりも戀に沈まん身こそうかれめ
| nami no ue ni musubu chigiri no hate yori mo koi ni shizuman mi koso ukareme | Atop the waves Form bonds So brief – but more Drowned in love Am I, suffering so helplessly! |
Lord Takanobu
1144
Left and Right together state: we find no faults to mention.
In judgement: both poems are certainly focused on the topic, with ‘atop the waves’ (nami no ue) and ‘helplessly’ (ukareme). The round ties.