Left (Win)
心通ふゆききの舟のながめにもさしてかばかり物は思はじ

kokoro kayou yukiki no fune no nagame ni mo sashite ka bakari mono wa omowaji

Her heart goes out On the back-and-forth of boats That fill her gaze, but Surely her Thoughts will not be as mine…

Lord Sada’ie
1149

Right
舟のうち浪の上なる浮き寝には立ち帰るとて袖ぞ濡れける

fune no uchi nami no ue naru ukine ni wa tachikaeru tote sode zo nurekeru

Within a boat, Atop the waves I sleep but briefly and When I am to leave, How soaked are my sleeves…

Lord Tsune’ie
1150

As the previous round.

In judgement: the use of ‘surely’ (sashite) in the final section of the Left’s poem sounds like it has been deliberately used to evoke a connection with the earlier ‘boat’ (fune). The initial section of the Right’s poem draws, yet again, on Mochitoki’s over-long line. The latter section also sounds like a deliberate use of evocative language, and the final line lacks impact. It is inferior to the Left’s poem.