Round Nineteen

Left (Win)

やはらぐるひかりをたのむしるしにはこむよのやみをてらさざらめや

yawaraguru hikari o tanomu shirushi ni wa komu yo no yami o terasazarame ya

The God has dimmed His light, but rely on it As a sign, I will, that In the darkness of the world to come He will surely shine…

Dharma Master Yūsei
137

Right

かみにわれたのみをかけてまつなればすみよしにこそみをばやどさめ

kami ni ware tanomi o kakete matsu nareba sumiyoshi ni koso mi oba yadosame

In the God, I Place my trust, and Await, with the pines, so At Sumiyoshi, surely, Will I make my lodging!

Norimori
138

The Left’s poem does not have a particularly remarkable conception, but with that being said, while its flow appears smooth, the expression of its core sentiment is, indeed, moving. As for the poem of the Right, while ‘Place my trust, and / Await, with the pines, so’ seems charming, the elevated tone of the Left is slightly superior, I think.