Round Thirty-Five
Left
われが身はさそふ水まつ浮草のあとたえぬとも誰かたづねん
ware ga mi wa sasou mizu matsu ukigusa no ato taenu to mo tare ka tazunen O, my sorry self—
Masashige
Right
うきながら今はとなればをしき身をこころのままにいとひつるかな
ukinagara ima wa to nareba oshiki mi o kokoro no mama ni itoitsuru kana Deep in depression
Lord Kiyosuke
Both are straightforwardly charming.
Topic unknown.
夏なればやどにふすぶるかやり火のいつまでわが身したもえをせむ
natu nareba ‘Tis summer, so
Anonymous
Round Thirty-One
Left
むらさきに色もかはらずあけ衣我がくろかみの白く成るまで
murasaki ni iro mo kawarazu akegoromo wa ga kurokami no shirokunaru made To violet
Masashige
Right (Win)
世をもいとふ世にも我が身のいとはれてはなれがたきぞあやしかりける
yo o mo itou yo ni mo wa ga mi no itowarete hanaregataki zo ayashikarikeri By this world that I hate so
Kūnin
The Left isn’t bad, but as for the Right, well, it truly is a strange thing, isn’t it.
Round Thirty
Personal Grievances
Left (Tie)
としをへて梅も桜もさくものを我が身のはるにまちぞかねぬる
toshi o hete ume mo sakura mo saku mono o wa ga mi no haru ni machi zo kanenuru The years go by and
Kiyosuke
Right
数ならで年へぬる身は今さらに世をうしとだにおもはざりけり
kazu narade toshi henuru mi wa ima sara ni yo o ushi to dani omowazarikeri Innumerable are
Shun’e
Both of these have no faults to point out, but also no superlative parts either.
Round Twenty-Five
Left
恋ひしなん後は煙とのぼりなばたなびく雲をそれとだにみよ
koishinan nochi wa keburi to noborinaba tanabiku kumo o sore to dani miyo I shall die of love for you, and
Iemoto
Right
我が身だに思ふにたがふ物なればことわりなりや人のつらきは
wa ga mi dani omou ni tagau mono nareba kotowarinari ya hito no tsuraki wa My sorry self
Moromitsu
The Right made me feel that’s how it is. It’s charming.
'Simply moving and elegant'
