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
Cormorant Fishing on the River (鵜河)
大井河う舟にともすかがり火のかかる世にあふあゆぞはかなき
ōigawa On the River Ōi
Daishin
Cormorant Fishing on the River (鵜河)
かひのぼるう舟のなはのしげければせぶしのあゆの行かたやなき
kainoboru Heading upstream
Higo, from the Residence of the Kyōgoku Regent
河の瀬に波のうき草うかれありくそのたはれめをいかが頼まむ
kawa no se ni
Upon the river rapids
Minamoto no Nakamasa
Said to be composed at Ryūmon.
瀬を早み宮滝川を渡り行けば心の底の澄む心地する
se o hayami
The rapids run so fast
Saigyō
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