Round Four
Left (Win)
あけぬるか霞の衣たちかへり猶君が代の春をまつかな
akenuru ka kasumi no koromo tachikaeri nao kimi ga yo no haru o matsu kana Is it the breaking dawn that
Novice Dōchin
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Right
天の戸のあけゆく空はうれしきを猶はれやらず立つ霞かな
ama no to no akeyuku sora wa ureshiki o nao hareyarazu tatsu kasumi kana That Heaven’s door
Dharma Master Nyogan
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The Left poem’s links with celebration are certainly not something praiseworthy, but I am unable to accept the Right’s ‘joy’. Thus, the Left wins.
A poem by Kamō, the dancing girl.
雪嶋 巌尓殖有 奈泥之故波 千世尓開奴可 君之挿頭
ゆきのしま いはほにうゑたる なでしこは ちよにさかぬか きみがかざしに
yuki no sima Snow lies heavy on the garden’s
Flames.
君がもるゑじのたくひのひるはたえよるはもえつつ物をこそ思へ
kimi ga moru ezi no taku Fi no Firu wa tae yoru Fa moetsutsu mono o koso omoFe My lord stands guard at the Palace,
Created with Soan .
On the conception of blossom having a pleasing hue, when various people were in attendance on His Majesty, during the reign of former emperor Nijō.
君が代にあへるはたれもうれしきを花はいろにもいでにけるかな
kimi ga yo ni My Lord’s reign
Minister of Justice Norikane
Created with Soan .
On blossom.
鶯之 徃来垣根乃 宇能花之 猒事有哉 君之不来座
うぐひすのかよふかきねのうのはなのうきことあれやきみがきまさぬ
ugupisu no The warbler
Anonymous
Created with Soan .
A poem inscribed in cursive script on a lacquerware box from when he was absorbed in compiling the Collection of a Thousand Years.
和歌の浦にちぢのたまもをかきつめて万世までも君がみんため
waka no ura ni In the Bay of Waka
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
Created with Soan .
Composed for the Palace Poetry Match in Shōryaku 2 [1078].
君が世はつきじとぞおもふかみかぜやみもすそ川のすまむかぎりは
kimi ga yo wa tsukiji to zo omou kamikaze ya mimosusogawa no sumamu kagiri wa My Lord’s reign [i]
Minister of Justice Tsunenobu
Created with Soan . [i] The Mimosuso River (mimosugawa 御裳濯川) is the name given to the Isuzu River (isuzugawa 五十鈴川) as it flows past the Grand Shrine of Ise, which is dedicated to the ancestral deity of the imperial house, Amaterasu ōmikami 天照大神.
Left (Tie)
あふことのきみにたえにしわがみよりいくらのなみだながれいでぬらむ
au koto no kimi ni taenishi wa ga mi yori ikura no namida nagare’idenuramu My meetings with
Ise
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Right
きみこひのあまりにしかばしのぶれどひとのしるらんことのわびしさ
kimi koi no amari nishikaba shinoburedo hito no shiruran koto no wabishiki Loving you
Tsurayuki
On hearing His Highness, the Prince of the Right remark in irritation that the Left’s poem had appealed to His Majesty’s heart, His Majesty composed
yukikaeri chidori naku naru hamayū no kokoro hedatete omou mono ka wa Going back and forth
His Majesty
One day, he was summoned to the Thunder Pavilion to take wine with His Majesty; rain was falling fiercely as evening drew on and when he rose to take his leave, he took his wine-cup and…
秋はぎの花をば雨にぬらせども君をばましてをしとこそおもへ
aki Fagi no The autumn bush clover’s
Composed when the former Teishi Emperor made a progress to Naniwa.
君がため波の玉しくみつの浜ゆき過ぎがたしおりてひろはん
kimi ga tame For my Lord’s sake
Prince Sadakazu
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