84 Fujiwara no Kiyosuke Ason
If I long should live, Then may present days Be dear to me —
Just as past times, though filled with grief, Gently return to mind.
The speaker makes a quiet, almost prayer-like wish about growing older. If life turns out to be long, they hope the days they are living now will come to feel dear. The second half explains why: past times, even those filled with grief, return gently to the mind.
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