His Majesty, Former Emperor Yōzei, held a match on the topic of ‘Love and Summer Insects’.

Left (Tie)

いたづらにみはなるてへどなつむしのおもひはえこそはなれざりけれ

itazura ni mi hanarute hedo natsumushi no omoi wa e koso hanarezarikere

Pointlessly Did I spend my days apart from you, yet As the fireflies, The burning of my passionate thoughts I could not leave behind!

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Right

みをすててひとつおもひにこがれたるこころぞなつのむしにまされる

mi o sutete hitotsu omoi ni kogaretaru kokoro zo natsu no mushi ni masareru

Abandoning all restraint, But one fiery passion Chars My heart—the fire Flies does it exceed!

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