Luyện nghe bài hát Pass Away

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

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

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

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

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

Fighting on a battlefield, once a javelin pierced his shield
with a loud lament bore him bleeding to his tent
Groaning his tortured 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 tired and old, just minutes yet to go to the gates o' gold
he with his dying breath, "Life is done, so what is death ?"
Then in answer to the king fell a on his ring
Reflecting words he failed to "Even this shall pass away"