Left.
高砂の尾上の鹿の聲たてし風よりかはる月の影かな
| takasago no onoe no shika no koe tateshi kaze yori kawaru tsuki no kage kana |
In Takasago The stags Have raised their call; The wind bringing brighter Moonlight. |
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Right (Win).
露さえて寢ぬ夜の月やつもる覧あらぬ淺茅の今朝の色哉
| tsuyu saete nenu yo no tsuki ya tsumoruran aranu asaji no kesa no iro kana |
So clear the dewfall Did the moonlight this restless night Drift upon it? Lacking is the cogon grass Its hue this morning… |
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Left (Win).
天の原おもへばかはる色もなし秋こそ月の光なりけれ
| ama no hara omoeba kawaru iro mo nashi aki koso tsuki no hikari narikeri |
Upon the plain of heaven— If you think upon it—extraordinary Hues there are not one; yet Autumn, unmistakeably, is Lit by moonlight. |
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Right
いかにせむさらでうき世はなぐさまずたのみし月も涙をちけり
| ika ni semu sarade ukiyo wa nagusamazu tanomishi tsuki mo namida ochikeri |
What should I do? This cruel world Is without all consolation; Even the gentle moon Brings tears to my eyes. |
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Left (Win).
しのべとやしらぬ昔の秋をへておなじ形見に殘る月影
| shinobe to ya shiranu mukashi no aki o hete onaji katami ni nokoru tsukikage |
Does it tell me to remember All the unknown, long gone Autumns that have passed, Leaving one memento: This lingering touch of moonlight? |
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Right
秋をへて昔は遠き大空に我身ひとつのもとの月影
| aki o hete mukashi wa tôki ōzora ni wagami hitotsu no moto no tsukikage |
Autumn follows autumn Into the distant past; From the heavens, Recalling that I alone Am as I ever was, moonlight shines. |
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Left (Tie).
いまはとて有明のかげの槇の戸にさすがにおしき六月の空
| ima wa tote ariake no kage no maki no to ni sasuga ni oshiki minazuki no sora |
As if to say, ‘Now’s the time!’ Moonlight, at dawn Upon my yew-wood door Does strike; how I regret The waterless month’s late summer skies! |
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Right
飛鳥河ゆくせの浪にみそぎしてはやくぞ年の半過ぬる
| asukagawa yuku se no nami ni misogishite hayaku zo toshi no nakaba suginuru |
In Asuka River’s Rapids’ waves I cleanse myself; How swiftly has the year’s First half come and gone! |
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