The beginning of spring by the sea.
しほがまの浦の松風かすむなりやそしまかけて春や立つらん
| shiogama no ura no matsukaze kasumu nari yasoshima kakete haru ya tatsuran | At Shiogama Shore the wind through the pines Carries haze over Countless islets— Has spring arrived, I wonder? |
8
Left (Tie)
はるふかきいろこそなけれやまぶきのはなにこころをまづぞそめつる
| haru fukaki iro koso nakere yamabuki no hana ni kokoro o mazu zo sometsuru | In the depths of spring, Their hues, indeed, are lacking: The kerria Blooms have my heart Dyed first! |
Mitsune
31
Right
かぜふけばおもほゆるかなすみのえのきしのふぢなみいまやさくらむ
| kaze fukeba omohoyuru kana suminoe no kishi no fujinami ima ya sakuramu | When the wind blows—that Is when I wonder if at Suminoe’s Shore the wisteria waves Are blooming now? |
Prince Kaneyuki
32
Plum Blossom
Left (Win)
そきとほくさらにはいでてかづきてむめのはなびきてうちよせよなみ
| soki tōku sara ni wa idete kazukitemu me no ha nabikite uchiyoseyo nami | In the utmost distance, Already you emerge— As I dive beneath the surface where The seaweed fronds drift back and forth, Draw closer, o, waves! |
Tsurayuki
5
Right
かぜふかばいざうらごとにいでてみむめのはなびきてなみによるやと
| kaze fukaba iza uragoto ni idete mimu me no ha nabikite nami ni yoru ya to | If the wind does blow, I wonder, to every shore Should I go out to see The seaweed fronds drifting back and forth As the waves draw near? |
Sadafun
6
Left
住吉のきしによる波夜さへや夢のかよひ路人めよくらむ
| sumiyoshi no kishi ni yoru nami yoru sae ya yume no kayoiji hitome yokuramu | On Sumiyoshi’s Shore break waves; Even at night Upon the path of dreams Can we avoid others’ prying eyes? |
186
Right
夕附夜おぼろに人を見てしより天雲はれぬ心地こそすれ
| yūzukuyo oboro ni hito o miteshi yori amagumo harenu kokochi koso sure | On a moonlit evening Faintly, a lady Did I see, and ever since Heaven’s clouds, unclearing, Weigh on my feelings… |
187
Left
浦ちかくふり来る雪は白波の末の松山こすかとぞ見る
| ura chikaku furikuru yuki wa shiranami no sue no matsuyama kosu ka to zo miru | Close by the shore The snow floats in; “Would the whitecaps, Over Sue-no-Matsuyama Break?” come to mind.[1] |
Okikaze
143[2]
Right Some texts of the contest have no surviving poem for the Right this round, while some others repeat poem No. 122.
[1] A reference to: 君をおきてあだし心を我がもたば末の松山波もこえなん kimi o okite / adashi kokoro o / wa ga motaba / sue no matsuyama / nami mo koenan ‘To abandon you / An inconstant heart / Would I have, but sooner / Over Sue-no-Matsuyama / Would waves break!’ Anonymous (Kokinshū XX: 1093).
[2] Kokinshū VI: 326/Shūishū IV: 239, attributed to Hitomaro/Kokin rokujō I: 717.