Round Ten
Left
千鳥啼くさほの川霧たちぬなり嶺の紅葉の色まさりけり
chidori naku
sao no kawagiri
tachinu nari
mine no momiji no
iro masarikeri | Plovers cry, as
The mists from the Sao River
Have risen;
On the peaks the scarlet leaves’
Hues are fine, indeed. |
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Right
This poem is missing from the surviving texts of the competition.
Round Nine
Left
川ぎりのふもとをこめて立ちぬれば空にぞ秋の山はみえける
kawagiri no
fumoto o komete
tachinureba
sora ni zo aki no
yama wa miekeru | The river mists
Around the foothills
Have risen, so
‘Tis in the skies that autumn
On the mountains is revealed. |
Fukayabu
17
Right
年毎の紅葉ばながす立田川みなとや秋のとまりなるらん
toshigoto no
momijiba nagasu
tatsutagawa
minato ya aki no
tomari naruran | Every single year
Scarlet leaves wash down
The Tatsuta River;
Is it at the mouth that autumn
Might find its port? |
18
'Simply moving and elegant'