Luyện nghe bài hát Pass Away

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

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

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

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

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

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

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