Luyện nghe bài hát Pass Away

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

Trains of through the sand brought him gems from Samarkand
Fleets of galleys through the sea brought him pearls to match with
But he counted not his gain nor his treasure, mine or
"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 burned clapping at his zest
He among his figs and wine would cry, "Oh, loving friends of
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 never dearer bosom to his chest
But mortal flesh come to clay and even these shall pass away"

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

furiously on a battlefield, once a javelin pierced his shield
Soldiers 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, even shall pass away"

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