Left (Tie).
立わたる野邊の霞を煙にてもえ出にけるこれや若草
| tachiwataru nobe no kasumi o keburi nite moe’idenikeru kore ya wakakusa |
Spreading, everywhere, Across the plain, the haze Seems smoke: Is the burning the buds Of new-grown grass… |
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Right (Tie).
もえ出づる野邊の春草末わかみ空とゝもにぞ淺緑なる
| moeizuru nobe no haru kusa sue wakami sora to tomo ni zo asamidori naru |
Shooting up Across the plain, the grass’ Tips are so young That, with the skies, They celadon seem… |
The Provisional Master of the Empress’ Household Office.
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Both teams say there is ‘nothing remarkable’ about the other’s poem, while Shunzei says simply the purport of both is ‘generally appropriate’ and that it would be ‘difficult to determine’ a winner.