To a woman with whom I had spoken, after we had parted for good.
ささがにのくものいがきの絶えしより來べき宵とも君は知らじな
| sasagani no kumo no igaki no taesi yori kubeki yoFi tomo kimi Fa sirazi na |
A tiny crab, The spider, has her web Ceased to spin, and so Though ’tis a night when I should come, You know nothing of it! |