When I had returned home, after a particular lady had vowed, for some reason or other, that I should never visit her again, after some time had passed, lo and behold, she wanted me to go see her again:
なにせむに命をかけて誓ひけむいかばやと思ふおりもありけり
nani semu ni inoti wo kakete tikaFikemu ikaba ya to omoFu ori mo arikeri |
And for what, Upon your life Did you make that vow? For you to live, and to see you more: Such times there were once… |