A desperate cry and humanity's lament There is no-one to see, listen or repent No guiding paths - only traces in the frost Never to return - for we are truly lost Fading away into the crimson dark night Gone is our star who shone so bright And all we forgot - our knowledge and all Even we must dwindle - and then fall No shed tears, elegies or woes For our journey to the white meadows So ends our time in this world - for alas All things must pass - our lives, the hourglass