Shirakumo to ochi no takane ni mietsuru wa kokoro madowasu sakura nari keri - Kinyo Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

白雲と遠の高嶺に見えつるは
心まどはす桜なりけり

Roma-ji: Shirakumo to ochi no takane ni mietsuru wa kokoro madowasu sakura nari keri
English Translation: What I took to be
white clouds on the far-off peaks
as I gazed on them
were the cherries that beguile
and bewilder all our hearts
Meaning: What I saw as white clouds on the distant high peaks were in fact the cherry blossoms that bewilder the heart.
Commentary: Book One Spring Poems 36

The poet realizes that what looked like white clouds on distant peaks was really cherry blossoms. It is the traditional conceit of cherries as white clouds, repeated in poems 40, 42 and 52 of this book.
The author, Kinzane, is Fujiwara no Kinzane. A son of Fujiwara no Sanesue, he rose to Provisional Major Counselor and also served as Master of the Crown Prince's Household. He was an active poet in the circle of Emperor Horikawa.

First line, 'shirakumo to', means as white clouds, the starting point of the cherries-as-clouds conceit.
Second line, 'ochi no takane ni', means the high peaks far away.
Third line, 'mietsuru wa', means what had appeared, using the attributive form of the perfective tsu.
Fourth line, 'kokoro madowasu', means bewildering the heart, overlapping the confusion with clouds and the way beauty steals the heart.
Final line, 'sakura nari keri', uses keri for the exclamation of discovery.
Author: Fujiwara no Kinzane
Source: Kinyo Wakashu
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