With no thought or trouble
For a future day.
But when comes the autumn,
Thy short life is o’er,
In the wintry gardens
Thou art seen no more.
Fluttering on in lightness,
Soon thy life is past,
Vanished in its brightness—
Bright things do not last.
With no thought or trouble
For a future day.
But when comes the autumn,
Thy short life is o’er,
In the wintry gardens
Thou art seen no more.
Fluttering on in lightness,
Soon thy life is past,
Vanished in its brightness—
Bright things do not last.