Round Fifteen

Left

わかのうらとおもふばかりをたのみにてやどもさだめぬあまのこぞうき

waka no ura to omou bakari o tanomi nite yado mo sadamenu ama no ko zo uki

At Waka Bay, for my youth Simply do I long; Relying on A homeless Son of fisherfolk is sad, indeed.

Kyō
129

Right (Win)

すみよしのまつことなくていたづらにとしはつもりのうらみをぞする

sumiyoshi no matsu koto nakute itazura ni toshi wa tsumori no urami o zo suru

At Sumiyoshi Pine I do not, but How quickly The years have laid Their despite upon me!

Suehiro
130

The Left, while it does sound truly pitiful, truly could have had something in mind as an outcome of youth at Waka Bay. As for the Right, simply that ‘The years have laid / Their despite’ without pining, I know only too well, so I can say that the Right wins.