I thought I should punish you too little by merely breaking with you, and that my ceasing to love you would give you but a slight concern, after you had first forsaken me;
Uste nuen ez zintudala nahikoa zigortuko zurekiko loturak apurtuz gero, eta axaleko min bat baizik ez nizula emango, baldin eta, jada maite ez ninduzun une batean, zu maitatzeari uzten banion.