Translated by A. Z. Foreman - Permanence in Change lyrics

Can these blossoms' early blessing Last not even one brief hour? Warm west wind already shakes them Down in bounteous bloomy shower. Shall the green I lately thanked for Shade give pleasure to my eyes? Soon the wuthering storms will strew it, Withered pale by autumn skies. Want to pluck the fruit that hangs there? Get your share, and do not wait. These are ripening already Those are soon to germinate. Just like that, your pleasant valley Alters with each rush of rain. Ah, and in the selfsame river You swim once, but not again. Even you! What seemed before you Set in constant stone to rise, Castle walls and towers you look at Now with ever-changing eyes. Worn away the lip whose every Pain found healing in a kiss, Legs that leapt to meet the wildgoat's Challenge on the precipice, Gone the hand outstretched and open, With its generous good intent, And its shapely, subtle structure... All things now are different. All that holds itself together In that spot and bears your name Hurries like a wave born hither Back to elements whence it came. Let the end and the beginning Into one point unify. Swifter even than these fleeting Objects, let yourself speed by. Thank the Muse whose favor promised This imperishable find: Your heart's Content joined forever To the Form within your mind.