夏しげき杜のうつせみおのれのみむなしき恋に身をくだくらん
natsu shigeki mori no utsusemi onore nomi munashiki koi ni mi o kudakuran In summer’s lush
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春といひ夏とすぐして秋風の吹上のはまに冬はきにけり
haru to ii natsu to sugushite akikaze no fukiage no hama ni fuyu wa kinikeri Spring, they say, then
Round Five
Left
さやけさに又ことごともわすられてふた心なく月をこそみれ
sayakesa ni mata kotogoto mo wasurarete futagokoro naku tsuki o koso mire In its pure clarity
Lord Suetsune
Right (Win)
いかで猶秋しも月のかかりけむみるほどあらじ夏のよならば
ikade nao aki shimo tsuki no kakarikemu miru hodo araji natsu no yo naraba Why is it that always
Lay Priest Sanekiyo
The Left’s configuration is entirely lacking in consistency and, in addition, fails to indicate a clear conception, so the Right must be declared the winner.
Autumn
Composed on the morning of the 1st day of the Seventh Month.
昨日こそ夏はくれしかあさ戸出の衣手さむし秋のはつかぜ
kinō koso natsu wa kureshi ka asa tode no koromode samushi aki no hatsukaze Was it only yesterday that
みそぎするかやのちのわにひくしでのまつはれつきて夏をとどめん
misogisuru kaya no chi no wa ni hiku shide no matsuwaretsukite natsu o todomen Purification with
みそぎする河せにくれぬ夏の日の入逢のかねのその声により
misogisuru kawase ni kurenu natsu no hi no iriai no kane no sono koe ni yori Lustrations
昨日まで花のちるをぞ惜みこし夢かうつつか夏もくれにけり
kinō made hana no chiru o zo oshimikoshi yume ka utsutsu ka natsu mo kurenikeri Until yesterday
Composed at the dusk of summer.
夏はただこよひばかりとおもひねのゆめぢにすずし秋のはつ風
natsu wa tada koyoi bakari to omoine no yumeji ni suzushi aki no hatsukaze Of the summer simply
On cool clothing in the breeze at night.
natsu fukami omoi mo kakenu utatane no yoru no koromo ni akikaze zo fuku In the depths of summer
いづみ川ははその杜に鳴く蝉のこゑのすめるは夏のふかきか
izumigawa hahaso no mori ni naku semi no koe no sumeru wa natsu no fukaki ka By the Izumi River,
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