Left (Win).
夜とともに玉散る床の菅枕見せばや人に夜半の景色を
yo to tomo ni
tama tiru toko no
sugamakura
miseba ya Fito ni
yowa no kesiki wo |
Together with the night
Gemlets scatter on my bed’s
Sedge-filled pillow;
Should I show her
This midnight sight? |
The Master 大夫
[Minamoto no Toshiyori 源俊頼]
27
Right.
波のよる岩根に立てる磯馴れ松また寝もいらで恋ひあかしつる
nami no yoru
iFane ni tateru
sonare matu
mata ne mo irade
koFi akasituru |
The waves roll in
To the cliffs where stands
A hardy pine upon the rocks;
Once more sleepless
From love do I greet the dawn. |
The Assistant Master 佐
[Fujiwara no Mototoshi 藤原基俊]
28
紅葉ばを夜半の嵐の敷く庭は物忘れせて朝きよめすな
momijiba o
yowa no arashi no
shiku niwa wa
monowasuresete
asa kiyomesu na |
Scarlet leaves
By the midnight storm
Are spread around the grounds:
Put all from your mind, and
Clear them not this morning! |
Minamoto no Nakazane
源仲実
鵜舟さしよるはよるはと幾夜かはよとのわたりをおりのぼるらむ
ubune sashi
yoruwa yoruwa to
ikuyo kawa
yoto no watari o
orinoboruramu |
The cormorant boats head
Out at midnight and
Every night the river’s
Evening sounds cross with
Their rise and fall… |
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.
沖つ潮指出の磯の浜千鳥風寒からし夜半に友呼ぶ
oki tsu shio
sashide no iso no
hama chidori
kaze samukarashi
yowa ni tomo yobu |
From the offing the tides
Strike the shore at Sashide;
On the beach plovers,
Chilled by the wind
Call for their mates at midnight. |
Fujiwara no Nagakata (1139-1191)
藤原長方
'Simply moving and elegant'