Masurao no fushii nagekite tsukuritaru shidariyanagi no kazura se wagimo

大夫の伏し居嘆きて作りたる
しだり柳のかづらせ我妹

Roma-ji: Masurao no fushii nagekite tsukuritaru shidariyanagi no kazura se wagimo
English Translation: I, a man of might,
lying, sitting, sighing so,
have made it for you—
this garland of drooping willow;
wear it in your hair, my love.
Meaning: I, a stalwart man, made this garland of weeping willow while lying down, sitting up, and sighing—wear it in your hair, my darling.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Love Poems 1924

Headnote: "Presenting a Garland"
This poem offers a beloved a garland of weeping willow made while lying down and sitting up in the sighs of love, asking her to wear it in her hair. Its headnote is "Presenting a Garland." The contrast between proudly calling himself a stalwart man and yet collapsing in sighs of love carries both humor and sincerity. The weeping willow worn as garlands by courtiers in 1852 here becomes a gift for a beloved.

In the first line, "masurao no," "masurao" means a stalwart man, the poet's word for himself.
The second line, "lying, sitting, and sighing," shows a man suffering from love.
In the third line, "tsukuritaru," "taru" is the attributive of "tari."
The fourth line, "of weeping willow," is the same word as in 1852.
In the last line, "kazura se wagimo," "se" is an imperative: wear it as a garland. It closes by calling her "wagimo."
Source: Manyoshu
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