Luyện nghe bài hát Pass Away

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

Trains of camels the sand brought him gems from Samarkand
Fleets of galleys through the sea brought him pearls to match with
But he not his gain nor his treasure, mine or main
"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 with clapping at his zest
He among his figs and wine would cry, "Oh, loving friends of
Pleasures may come, but they cannot stay, like even this pass away ?"

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

Towering over the 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 slow decay, this shall pass away"

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

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