Plum
Round Three
Left (Tie)
あしがきのおくゆかしくもみゆるかな誰がすむ宿の梅の立えぞ
ashigaki no oku yukashiku mo miyuru kana ta ga sumu yado no ume no tachie zo | A fence of reeds and Within, how charming They appear! Who is it dwells at this house of Beckoning branches of plum? |
Lord Kiyosuke
5
Right
ひばりあがる春の日ぐらし袖たれてかきねの梅の花みるわれは
hibari agaru haru no higurashi sode tarete kakine no ume no hana miru ware wa | Skylarks soar In springtime all day long, Dangling my sleeves, upon The plum inside the lattice fence, At the blossom gaze I… |
Kenshō
6
The Left is in cliched style, while the final line of the Right is interrupted—a tie, I think.



