Round Five
Left (Tie)
にほふ香はいづれの梅もかはらねど色なる花ぞわきて身にしむ
niou ka wa izure no ume mo kawaranedo \ iro naru hana zo wakite mi ni shimu | The fragrant scent of Any plum Varies not, yet Those with scarlet hues Especially pierce my breast! |
Iemoto
9
Right
梅の花かをばたもとにしむれども色をばえこそうつさざりけれ
ume no hana ka oba tamoto ni shimuredomo iro oba e koso utsusazarikeri | The plum blossoms’ Scent into my sleeves Has sunk, yet Their hues, of all things, Have shifted not! |
Kūnin
10
I wish I could say that the Left is superior, but that is not the case, so a tie.



