Left (Tie).

津の國のこやのわたりのながめには遊ぶ糸さへひまなかりけり

tsu no kuni no koya no watari no nagame ni wa asobu ito sae hima nakarikeri

In the land of Tsu, When out from Koya I turn my gaze, Even the wavering hazes Seem to take no rest.

Lord Suetsune.

97

Right (Tie).

春來ればなびく柳のともがほに空にまがふや遊ぶいとゆふ

haru kureba nabiku yanagi no tomogao ni sora ni magau ya asobu ito yū

When the spring is come, Fluttering willow fronds’ Like, In the skies can be perceived: Wavering hazes.

Lord Takanobu.

98

The Right say that the Left’s poem, ‘suggests heat haze only occurs at Koya in Tsu,’ while the Left say, ‘what are we to make of phrasing such as “like” (tomogao ni)?’, obliquely suggesting that it’s inappropriate poetic diction.

Shunzei says simply that, ‘the purport of both sides’ comments about both poems is apposite,’ and makes the round a tie.