| Lufu |
Iċ wæs ascod
hwǽþer hit wǽre betra
þe mann lufan hæfde ġiet forleás
þe mann nǽfre næfde.
Iċ andswerode
þæt náhwǽþer is betra þonne óþer
and þæt iċ lufan self ċeóse.
Hé cunnie ġebǽdan þæt iċ andswerie
ac iċ andswerode
þæt þæt is leás dilemma
and þæt líf eáþe nis
and þæt iċ lufan self ċeóse.
Iċ eác sæġde
þæt seó ascung ġeboren of cynisme is
swá iċ hopan and lufan ċeóse.
hwǽþer hit wǽre betra
þe mann lufan hæfde ġiet forleás
þe mann nǽfre næfde.
Iċ andswerode
þæt náhwǽþer is betra þonne óþer
and þæt iċ lufan self ċeóse.
Hé cunnie ġebǽdan þæt iċ andswerie
ac iċ andswerode
þæt þæt is leás dilemma
and þæt líf eáþe nis
and þæt iċ lufan self ċeóse.
Iċ eác sæġde
þæt seó ascung ġeboren of cynisme is
swá iċ hopan and lufan ċeóse.
Love
I was asked
whether it were better
that one had love yet lost it
or that one never had it.
I answered
that neither is better than the other
and that I choose love itself.
He tried to force me to answer,
but I answered
that that is a false dilemma
and that life is not easy,
and that I choose love itself.
I also said
that the question is born from cynicism,
so I choose hope and love.
