Left (Tie)
東路や萱津の原の朝霧に起き別るらん袖はものかは

azumaji ya kayatsu no hara no asagiri ni okiwakaruran sode wa mono ka wa

On the eastern roads, Upon the field of Kayatsu With the morning mists Does he rise and part, but Are his sleeves as mine?

Lord Ari’ie
1161

Right
さまざまにうつる心も鏡山影見ぬ人を恋ふるものかは

samazama ni utsuru kokoro mo kagamiyama kage minu hito o kouru mono ka wa

Many Hearts does she attract upon Mirror Mount, But with one whose face remains unseen Would I fall in love?

Lord Takanobu
1162

The Right state: the Left’s poem is fine. The Left state: the Right’s poem has no faults to mention.

In judgement: both poems are certainly by men entranced by thoughts of player-girls. The configuration and diction of ‘are his sleeves as mine?’ (sode wa mono ka wa) and ‘would I fall in love?’ (kouru mono ka wa) are both not unpleasant. Thus, I make this a tie.