Time, like an arrow
Floats in our minds
Down, the falling sparrow

Do you see how he flies?
So do i


Time, like a river
Flows from your veins
And life, like an iceberg

Still remains the same

There was a time when life was young

Since then we've fought a thousand wars
The happy daggers sing their song
And they complain that life is short


Gone, like the marrow
That seeps from your bones

Down, the falling sparrow
Weeps and he groans


There was a time when life was young
Since then we've fought a thousand wars
The fallen martyrs sing their song

They cry in vain that life is short

Time, like an arrow

Floats in our minds
Down, the falling sparrow
Do you see how he flies?

So do i