Peach Blossom
さきし時なほこそみしかももの花ちればをしくぞ思ひなりぬる
| sakishi toki nao koso mishika momo no hana chireba oshiku zo omoinarinuru | When they bloomed, Did I gaze upon Peach blossoms, and When they scattered, regret I felt deeply, indeed! |
9[i]
[ii] This poem is included in Shūishū (XVI: 1030) as an anonymous poem with the headnote ‘Topic unknown’.
Left (Win)
きつつのみなくうぐひすのふるさとはちりにしむめのはなにざりける
| kitsutsu nomi naku uguisu no furusato wa chirinishi mume no hana ni zarikeru | Ever coming, simply To sing—the warbler’s Ancient home The scattered plum Blossoms is not. |
Mitsune
5[i]
Right
みちよへてなるてふももはことしよりはなさくはるにあひぞしにける
| michiyo hete naru chō momo wa kotoshi yori hana saku haru ni ai zo shinikeru | Three thousand generations enduring, They say, are the peaches: From this year Blossom blooming spring Have they encountered. |
Korenori
6[ii]
This poem says ‘generation’ when it should be composed about a year—it loses.
[i] This poem is included in Shinchokusenshū (I: 36), attributed to Sakanoue no Korenori, with the headnote, ‘From Former Emperor Uda’s Poetry Contest’.
[ii] A minor variant of this poem, which changes the first phrase to ‘For three thousand years’ (michi tose ni), is included in Shūishū (V: 288), attributed to Mitsune, with the headnote ‘From Former Emperor Uda’s Poetry Contest’.