Composed on changing into summer clothes.
ちりはてゝ花のかげなきこのもとにたつことやすきなつごろもかな
| chirihatete hana no kage naki ko no moto ni tatsu koto yasuki natsugoromo kana |
All completely scattered-gone Is the blossoms’ shade From beneath the trees How easy now to depart in, joyfully made, Summer clothing. |
Archbishop Jien (1155-1225)
慈円
Left (Tie).
あら玉の年を雲井にむかふとてけふ諸人に御酒たまふなり
| aratama no toshi o kumoi ni mukau tote kyô morobito ni miki tamau nari |
To the fresh-jewelled Year does the cloud-borne Palace Turn; This day, on many folk Will the esteemed draught be bestowed! |
Right (Tie).
もゝしきや春をむかふるさかづきに君が千歳の影ぞうつれる
| momoshiki ya haru o mukauru sakazuki ni kimi ga chitose no kage zo utsureru |
Hundred-fold, the Palace, to Spring does turn! Within the wine cups, His Majesty’s one thousand years Does show its form! |
Nobusada
2
The Right find no faults in the Left’s poem this round. The Left state that the conception [kokoro] of the Right’s poem is incorrect for the topic of Festivals on New Year’s Day. It suggests, rather, the Migusuri rites.
Shunzei’s judgement: The Left’s poem starts with ‘To the fresh-jewelled’ (aratama no) which is approprate for the first poem in the first round, but concludes with ‘Will the esteemed draught be bestowed!’ (miki tamau nari), which is extremely pedestrian diction [muge ni tada kotoba ni haberan]. The Left have stated that the Right’s poem lacks the conception of the festivals [en no kokoro naki]. That may be the case, but still I wonder if it is lacking as a festival poem? It does refer to celebration. The round should tie.