Wasuremu to iishi koto ni mo aranaku ni ima wa kagiri to omou mono ka wa - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

忘れむと言ひしことにもあらなくに
今は限りと思ふものかは

Roma-ji: Wasuremu to iishi koto ni mo aranaku ni ima wa kagiri to omou mono ka wa
English Translation: "I will forget you"—
I never once said such words,
so how could it be
that now I would think of this
as the end of all for us
Meaning: I never once said that I would forget you, so how could I ever think that now it is all over between us?
Commentary: Book Thirteen Love Poems V 924

Headnote: "Sent in reply to someone who had written with reproaches."
The poet says that since she never said she would forget him, how could she think that now it is all over. To someone who wrote with reproaches, she soothes him by saying that since she did not speak of parting, she does not think their bond has ended.
According to the headnote, it was sent in reply to someone who had written with reproaches. The next poem, 925, stands under the same headnote, so two replies to a reproachful lover follow one another.
The poet is listed as anonymous, and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Wasuremu to," means "that I would forget," with "mu" expressing intention.
The second line, "iishi koto ni mo," means "as something I said."
The third line, "aranaku ni," means "it is not, and yet," with "naku ni" an adversative expression carrying negation.
The fourth line, "ima wa kagiri to," means "that now it is the end," the end of their bond.
The last line, "omou mono ka wa," means "would I think so? never," with "ka wa" a rhetorical final particle.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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