Nothing lasts forever No one lives forever Keep that in mind, and love
Our life is not the same old burden Our path is not the same long journey The flower fades and dies We must pause to weave perfection into music Keep that in mind, and love
My beloved, in you I find refuge
Love droops towards its sunset To be drowned in the golden shadows Love must be called from its play And love must be born again to be free Keep that in mind, and love
My beloved, in you I find refuge Without seeing my love, I cannot sleep
Let us hurry to gather our flowers Before they are plundered by the passing winds It quickens our blood and brightens our eyes To snatch kisses that would vanish If we delayed
Our life is eager Our desires are keen For time rolls by Keep that in mind, and love
My beloved, in you I find refuge
Beauty is sweet for a short time And then it is gone Knowledge is precious But we will never have time to complete it All is done and finished In eternal heaven But our life here is eternally fresh Keep that in mind, and love