《Pass Away(LP版)》歌词

[00:00:00] Pass Away (LP版) - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里)

[00:00:05] Once in Persia reigned a king

[00:00:09] Who upon his royal ring

[00:00:13] Carved these words so true and wise

[00:00:18] Which when held before his eyes

[00:00:21] Gave him counsel at a glance

[00:00:25] Of his life of changing chance

[00:00:29] Solemn words and these are they:

[00:00:32] "Even this shall pass away"

[00:00:41] Trains of camels through the sand

[00:00:45] Brought him gems from Samarkand

[00:00:49] Fleets of galleys through the sea

[00:00:52] Brought him pearls to match with thee

[00:00:57] But he counted not his gain

[00:01:00] Nor his treasure mine or main

[00:01:04] "What is wealth " the king would say

[00:01:07] "Even this shall pass away"

[00:01:16] In the revel of his court

[00:01:20] At the zenith of his sport

[00:01:23] When the palms of all his guests

[00:01:26] Burned with clapping at his zest

[00:01:30] He among his figs and wine

[00:01:34] Would cry "Oh loving friends of mine

[00:01:39] Pleasures may come but they cannot stay

[00:01:45] Like even this shall pass away "

[00:01:54] The most beautiful woman ever seen

[00:01:57] Was the bride he chose his queen

[00:02:01] Pillowed on their royal bed

[00:02:04] Whispering to her soul he said:

[00:02:08] "Though a bridegroom never pressed

[00:02:11] Dearer bosom to his chest

[00:02:16] But mortal flesh must come to clay

[00:02:21] And even these shall pass away"

[00:02:30] Towering over the village square

[00:02:34] Thirty meters in the air

[00:02:37] Rose his statue carved in stone

[00:02:41] As the king stood there alone

[00:02:45] Gazing at his sculptured name

[00:02:49] Said to himself "So what is fame

[00:02:54] Fame it's but slow decay

[00:02:58] Even this shall pass away"

[00:03:08] Fighting furiously on a battlefield

[00:03:12] Once a javelin pierced his shield

[00:03:16] Soldiers with a loud lament

[00:03:19] Bore him bleeding to his tent

[00:03:24] Groaning from his tortured side

[00:03:28] "Pain is hard to bear" he cried

[00:03:32] "Oh but with patience day by day

[00:03:37] Even this shall pass away"

[00:03:44] Sick and sore with cancer; weak and tired and old

[00:03:50] Just minutes yet to go to pass the gates o' gold

[00:03:57] Spake he with his dying breath

[00:04:01] "Life is done so what is death "

[00:04:06] Then in answer to the king

[00:04:09] Fell a sunbeam on his ring

[00:04:12] Reflecting words he failed to say:

[00:04:16] "Even this shall pass away"