Left (Win).
憂き身とてさのみはいかゞ包むべきいはで悔しきこともこそあれ
| ukimi tote sa nomi wa ikaga tsutsumubeki iwade kuyashiki koto mo koso are |
How pitiful am I! How can I simply Conceal my feelings And say nothing? But painful Events might unfold… |
617
Right.
色に出でいはぬ思ひの慰めは人のつらさを知らぬばかりぞ
| iro ni ide iwanu omoi no nagusame ha hito no tsurasa o shiranubakari zo |
Rather than burst out with words of love, Leaving them unspoken, my feelings does Console; then Her coldness Remains unknown… |
618
The Right find no fault with the Left’s poem, nor do the Left with the Right.
Shunzei’s judgement: ‘Once more neither poem loses or gains to the other in terms of form [utazama wa itaku shōretsu naku haberedo], but the Right has the poet being consoled by his silence, while the Left regrets what may happen. This emotional overtone is slight more refined [isasaka kokoro kashikoki] and so the Left should win.’