Daikōtaigōgū daijin kiyosuke-ason ke uta’awase 05

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.

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