古い知己というものは、忘れ去られ、また一度も心に思い出されなくともよいのであろうか。

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English Translation

Should old acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?

Furigana

古(ふる)い知己(ちき)というものは、忘(わすさ)れ去()られ、また一(いち)度(ど)も心(こころ)に思(おも)い出(だ)されなくともよいのであろうか。

Romanji

Furui chiki toiu mono wa, wasuresarare, mata ichi do mo kokoro ni omoidasarenaku tomo yoi no de arou ka.

Words

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

知己 (ちき)

acquaintance; appreciative friend

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

忘れ去る (わすれさる)

to forget completely; to leave behind

又 (また)

again; and; also; still (doing something)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

度 (ど)

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

思い出す (おもいだす)

to recall; to remember; to recollect

とも (とも)

certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); also (called); emphatic particle

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way