Life's Emblem Şarkı Sözü

Upon that storied marble cast thine eye
The scene commands a moralizing sigh
E�en in Areardias blessed Elysium plains
Amidst the laughing nymphs and sparkling flames
Life�s emblem here, in youth and vernal bloom
But reasons finger pointing at the�

See festal joy subside, with melting grace
And pity visit the half smiling face
Where now the dance, the hate, the nuptial feast
The passion throbbing in the lover�s breast
Life�s emblem here, in youth and vernal bloom
But reason�s finger pointing at the tomb!
Man: So say me noble stranger, what brings you here this night?
Death: I have come to release you from the bitter taste of life
Man: Why me? Why now? It cannot be my time
Death: Everything that falls to the ground is mine!
Upon that storied marble cast thine eye
The scene commands a moralizing sigh