Luyện nghe bài hát Pass Away

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

Trains of camels through the sand him gems from Samarkand
Fleets of galleys the sea brought him pearls to match with thee
But he counted not his gain nor his treasure, mine or
"What is wealth ?", the king would say, "Even 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 cry, "Oh, loving friends of mine
Pleasures may come, but they stay, like even this shall pass away ?"

The beautiful woman ever seen was the bride he chose his queen
Pillowed on their royal bed, whispering to her soul he
"Though a bridegroom pressed dearer bosom to his chest
But mortal flesh must come to clay and even shall pass away"

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

furiously on a battlefield, once a javelin pierced his shield
Soldiers with a loud lament him bleeding to his tent
Groaning from his 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
Spake he with his breath, "Life is done, so what is death ?"
Then in answer to the fell a sunbeam on his ring
Reflecting words he failed to "Even this shall pass away"