Left (Win).
ながらへむ契までをば知らずとも一夜が程も神を頼まん
| nagaraemu chigiri made oba shirazu tomo hitoyo ga hodo mo kami o tanoman |
How long Our bond will last I know not, yet For just this one night Will I pray to the God. |
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Right.
祈事を神も違ふる身なりせばつらかれとこそ今は祈らめ
| inorigoto o kami mo tagauru mi nariseba tsurakare to koso ima wa inorame |
My desire Even the Gods do ignore – Should that be my fate, I will pray for pain This time! |
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The Gentlemen of the Right state: we have nothing in particular to say about the Left’s poem. The Gentlemen of the Left state: the Right’s poem has nothing unusual in its conception, and additionally, the initial line is grating, even though this is something which has long been composed about.
Shunzei’s judgement: just as the Gentlemen of the Left have said, the Right’s poem contains too many similar expressions. The Left’s poem, while it sounds like the poet has no care beyond the present night, should win.