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LA JEUNESSE N'A QU'UN TEMPS
Swiftly passes youth away
Night is coming, fades the day,
All things turn to sombre grey.
Night is coming, fades the day,
All things turn to sombre grey.
Pass the cup and drink, friends, deep
Roses upon roses heap,
Soon it will be time to sleep.
Roses upon roses heap,
Soon it will be time to sleep.
Man, poor man, is born to die,
Love and all things fair will fly
Fill the cup and drain it dry.
Love and all things fair will fly
Fill the cup and drain it dry.
Make ye merry, while ye may;
Snatch the sweetness of the day,
Pluck life's pleasures while they stay
Snatch the sweetness of the day,
Pluck life's pleasures while they stay
When our youth has taken flight,
When the day is lost in night,
There can be no more delight.
When the day is lost in night,
There can be no more delight.
Here's a glass to memory
Here's to death and vanity,
Here's a glass to you and me.
Here's to death and vanity,
Here's a glass to you and me.
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