YOU SAID:

we sat there by the river and I looked at you but by the time you returned the gaze I was long gone

INTO JAPANESE

川のそばに座って私はあなたを見ました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Sitting by the river I saw you

INTO JAPANESE

川のそばに座ってあなたを見た

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Sit by the river and saw you

INTO JAPANESE

川のそばに座ってあなたを見た

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Sit by the river and saw you