Kumo ni magau hana no shita nite nagamureba oboro ni tsuki wa miyuru narikeru

雲にまがふ花の下にて眺むれば
おぼろに月は見ゆるなりける

Roma-ji: Kumo ni magau hana no shita nite nagamureba oboro ni tsuki wa miyuru narikeru
English Translation: Like the clouds they seem,
and beneath the blossoms there
when I gaze above,
how dim and hazy the moon
comes to show itself to me.
Meaning: When I gaze up from beneath blossoms that look like clouds, the moon appears soft and hazy.
Commentary: Spring Poems 90

Headnote: "Composed on viewing the moon beneath the cherry blossoms"
According to the headnote, this poem was composed on viewing the moon beneath the cherry blossoms. Looking at the moon from under blossoms so abundant they could be taken for clouds, the poet finds it dimmed and hazy behind the flowers.
In 51 the spring moon looked hazy because of haze, though there were no clouds; here it looks hazy because of flowers like clouds. The poem gathers two beauties, blossoms and moon, into a single scene.

First line, “kumo ni magau”: so like clouds as to be mistaken for them, a line with an extra syllable.
Second line, “hana no shita nite”: beneath the cherry blossoms.
Third line, “nagamureba”: when I gaze, lost in thought.
Fourth line, “oboro ni tsuki wa”: the moon, dim and hazy.
Fifth line, “miyuru narikeru”: ending on the attributive form, leaving a lingering feeling for the moon glimpsed dimly through the blossoms.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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