Luyện nghe bài hát Pass Away

(Recitation)
Once in Persia reigned a king who upon his royal ring carved these words so and wise
Which when held his eyes gave him counsel at a glance of his life of changing chance
Solemn words and these are they: "Even this pass away"

of camels through the sand brought him gems from Samarkand
Fleets of galleys through the sea brought him to match with thee
But he not his gain nor his treasure, mine or main
"What is ?", the king would say, "Even this shall pass away"

In the of his court, at the zenith of his sport
When the palms of all his guests burned with at his zest
He among his figs and wine would cry, "Oh, loving friends of
Pleasures may come, but they cannot stay, like even shall pass away ?"

The most beautiful woman ever seen was the bride he his queen
Pillowed on their royal bed, whispering to her soul he
"Though a bridegroom never pressed dearer bosom to his
But mortal flesh must come to clay and even these pass away"

Towering the village square, thirty meters in the air
Rose his statue, carved in stone, as the king stood there
Gazing at his sculptured name, said to himself, "So what is ?
Fame, it's but decay, even this shall pass away"

Fighting on a battlefield, once a javelin pierced his shield
Soldiers with a loud bore him bleeding to his tent
Groaning his tortured side, "Pain is hard to bear", he cried
"Oh, but with patience day by day, even this pass away"

Sick and sore with cancer; weak and tired and old, just yet to go to pass the gates o' gold
he with his dying breath, "Life is done, so what is death ?"
Then in to the king fell a sunbeam on his ring
Reflecting words he failed to say: "Even this pass away"