YOU SAID:

There once was a sailor who listened to me

INTO JAPANESE

かつて私を聞いていた船乗りがいた

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There was a sailor who once heard me

INTO JAPANESE

かつて私を聞いた船乗りがいた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Once there was a sailor who heard me

INTO JAPANESE

かつて私を聞いた船乗りがいた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Once there was a sailor who heard me