19. "O King Nezahualcoyotl, O royal Montezuma, your subjects sustain themselves with your soft dews.
20. "But at last a day shall come which will cut away this power, and all these will be left wretched orphans.
21. "Rejoice, mighty King, in this lofty power which the King of Heaven has granted you, rejoice and be glad.
22. "In the life of this world there is no beginning anew, therefore rejoice, for all good ends.
23. "The future promises endless changes, griefs that your subjects will have to undergo.
24. "Ye see before you the instruments decked with wreaths of odorous flowers; rejoice in their fragrance.
25. "To-day there are peace, and goodfellowship; therefore let all join hands and rejoice in the dances,
26. "So that for a little while princes and kings and the nobles may have pleasure in these precious stones,
27. "Which through his goodness the will of the King Nezahualcoyotl has set forth for you, inviting you to-day to his house."