| Shinpen kokka taikan no. | |
| Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no. | 37 |
| Title | 内裏歌合 |
| Romanised Title | Dairi uta’awase |
| Translated Title | Palace Poetry Contest |
| Alternative Title(s) | |
| Date | Before 9 Enchō 8 [9.930] |
| Extant Poems | 1 |
| Sponsor | |
| Identifiable Participants | |
| Judgements | N |
| Topics | Cuckoos (hototogisu 時鳥) |
さみだれはちかくなるらしよど河のあやめの草もみくさおひにけり
| samidare wa chikaku narurashi yodogawa no ayame no kusa mo mikusa oinikeri | The summer showers Closer must be coming, for Along the Yodo River Both sweet-flags and Waterweed have grown lush, indeed! |
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This poem is included in Shūishū (II: 108), where it is listed as ‘Anonymous’ with the headnote, ‘From a Poetry Match held during the Reign of the Engi Emperor’.