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「歌たてまつれ」とおほせられし時に詠みてたてまつる

つらゆき

かすがのの　わかなつみにや　しろたへの　袖ふりはへて　人の行くらむ　

Translation

When [the Emperor] said "Submit a poem," [Tsurayuki] read this and submitted it.

[Ki no] Tsurayuki

To Kasuga Plains / are they going to pick young shoots, / The white / sleeves waving / the people going.

や...らむ: This sets up a structure where the first two lines are a guess based on what the poet sees in the last three.