Left (Tie)

うつつにはさらにもいはじさくらばなゆめにもちるとみえばうからむ

utsutsu ni wa sara ni mo iwaji sakurabana yume ni mo chiru to mieba ukaramu

In the waking world There is nothing more I might say, O, cherry blossom! You scattering through my dreams— How I would hate to see it!

Mitsune
23

Right

はなのいろをうつしとどめよかがみやまはるよりのちにかげやみゆると

hana no iro o utsushi to tomeyo kagamiyama haru yori nochi ni kage ya miyuru to

The blossoms’ hues’ Reflection: hold it, Mirror Mountain! That after the springtime’s gone I might see their shades.

Korenori
24[i]

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[i] This poem is included in Shūishū (I: 73), attributed to Korenori, with the headnote, ‘From Former Emperor Uda’s Poetry Contest.’