Minahal Kita [English translation]

When I first saw you,

did you know, darling?

I got angry because you (came across as) haughty-snobbish

but not long after that, I came to really know you

You, as it turned out, truly knew how to laugh too

and when I talked to you;

I worried

lest you should become angry and avoid (me), darling.

but I was astounded by (what) you'd shown/proven (to me)

You were truly not the haughty snob (I'd thought you to be)

(REF)

I (have come to) love you not only because you're handsome,

I (have come to) love you—not also—because you're genteel-fashionable,

I (have come to) love you—especially not!—because you're wealthy,

I (have come to) love you (because) of the exceptional (qualities/virtues) you embody/have/carry

Once I had to go away (on a journey),

I'd presumed, my dearest,

(that) you would forget (every single) token-trace of our courtship

But I learned

from a friend (that)

you'd (taken to) lingering in our (old) rendezvous place long after nightfall

(REF)(2x)

I (have come to) love you (because) of the exceptional (qualities/virtues) you embody/have/carry...

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