Left (Win).
いかなれば程なき中の通ひ路も逢ひ見ぬ夜半は苦しかるらん
| ika nareba hodo naki naka no kayoiji mo aiminu yowa wa kurushikaruran |
Why is it that We are so close in love And distance, yet Those nights we cannot meet Are so painful still? |
Lord Kanemune
879
Right.
思ひこそ遠き程だにしるべなれ手も通ひなん中の隔ては
| omoi koso tōki hodo dani shirube nare te mo kayoi nan naka no hedate wa |
Love’s flame Across a distance far Is a beacon; though An outstretched hand Is our only separation… |
Lord Takanobu
880
As the previous round.
In judgement: the Right sounds as if the lovers are exceedingly close. The Left, that even when the distance separating you is not that great, it is still painful, is, indeed, the case. Thus, the Left wins.