Round Twenty-Four

Left (Tie)

なにごとをまつとはなしにすみよしのかみにこころをかけぬまぞなき

nanigoto o matsu to wa nashi ni sumiyoshi no kami ni kokoro o kakenu ma zo naki

Nothing in particular Have I to expect, but Sumiyoshi’s Deity within my heart Dwells not for no moments at all!

Shōkaku
147

Right

いたづらにおいにけるかないにしへの人のうゑけむすぎならなくに

itazura ni oinikeru naka inishie no hito no uekemu sugi naranaku ni

How brief it’s been, but I have grown old, though By ancient Folk a planted Cedar tree I’m not…

Jakuchō
148

The conception of the Left’s poem, saying ‘Have I to expect, but’ sounds extremely charming, but the configuration of the poem of the Right, composing ‘Folk a planted / Cedar tree I’m not’ also appears pleasant. Thus, these tie.