あふせをば流れてとこそたのめしかいかにとだにも音なしのたき
ause oba nagarete to koso tanomeshi ka ika ni to dani mo otonashi no taki Our meeting, like the rapids,
Lady Ki
すみわぶる名をながさじとつつむまにしばしよどむぞ音なしの滝
sumiwaburu na no nagasaji to tsutsumu ma ni shibashi yodomu zo otonashi no taki Living on in sorrow and
Supernumerary Minor Captain Morotoki
数ならで世に住江のみをつくしいつを待つともなき身なりけり
kazu narade yo ni sumie no mi o tsukushi itsu o matsu tomo nakimi narikeri Countless are
Master of the Left Capital Office Toshiyori
In reply
ながれてもあふせは絶えじ住江の身をつくしてもくちはててなん
nagaretemo ause wa taeji sumie no mi o tsukushitemo kuchihatetenan Flowing on, yet
Kazusa, in service to the Empress
Channel buoys. Image by Claudia Thorn from Pixabay
あきのむしなどわびしげにこゑのするたのめしかげに露やもりくる
aki no mushi nado wabishige ni koe no suru tanomeshi kage ni tsuyu ya morikuru Why do the autumn insects
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もみぢばのながれてゆけば山がはのあさきせだにもあきはふかみぬ
momijiba no nagareteyukeba yamagawa no asaki se dani mo aki wa fukaminu The scarlet leaves
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Boats 船
水あさみ川せの波はたつものをくだすう舟のみつや何なる
mizu asami How shallow the waters in
Tadafusa
Stones 石
おく山の人もかよはぬ谷川にせぜの石ばしたれわたしけん
okuyama no hito mo kayowanu tanikawa ni seze no ishibashi tare watashiken Deep within the mountains, where
Higo
Left (Tie).
yoshinogawa
The River Yoshino’s
A Servant Girl
Right.
ari tote mo
We live, yet
Jakuren .
Both Left and Right together state: we find no faults to mention.
In judgement: both poems are extremely good. This is a tie of quality.
Left (Tie).
kumoi made
Beyond the clouds
Lord Suetsune .
Right.
ise no umi no
The sea at Ise:
Ietaka .
The Right state: the Left’s poem is clichéd. The Left state: the Right’s poem is that of Shigeyuki.
In judgement: the Left’s poem is clichéd, but in addition to this uses ‘goes on and on’ (tsuzukite ), which is not something one should say. The Right’s poem is, indeed, overly close to Shigeyuki’s, so both Left and Right poem are deficient and lacking in any element allowing a win.
禊する瀬見の小川の清き瀬に君が齢を猶祈るかな
misogisuru
In cleansing
Minamoto no Shitagō
Composed on rivers.
泊瀬川白木綿花に落ちたぎつ瀬をさやけみと見に来し我れを
patusegapa
The River Hatsuse
Anonymous
大堰川鵜舟の手縄うちはへて夜な夜な瀬せをすみかとぞする
ōikawa
Upon the River Ōi
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