Left (Tie).
つれもなき人をもさそへ夜はの月影ばかりだによそに見るやと
| tsure mo naki hito o mo sasoe yowa no tsuki kage bakari dani yoso ni miru ya to |
That heartless Man, will you invite O midnight Moon! Even just an image In the distance would I wish to see… |
Lord Suetsune.
905
Right.
秋の月妹が面影さそひきて我心にも宿すなりけり
| aki no tsuki imo ga omokage sasoikite wa ga kokoro ni mo yadosu narikeri |
The autumn moon My darling’s face Does bring to me, and Within my heart Has it found a place to stay. |
The Provisional Master of the Empress’ Household Office.
906
The Right state: if one is inviting someone to come and visit, then there is no reason to mention ‘just an image’ (kage bakari). We wonder whether the invitation is addressed to the sky? The Left state: the Right’s poem is pedestrian.
In judgement: both Left and Right have the same conception of an invitation addressed to the moon. The Round can only be a tie.