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11When the time comes that my cup is full,When the time comes that my cup is full,
22Goddess, spare me the sight ofGoddess, spare me the sight
33Father Time at my bedside, with neither tears nor regret,of Father Time at my bedside belatedly, and with neither tears nor regret,
44Belatedly cutting the thread, so tiresomely drawn out, of a life too long.cutting the tiresomely drawn out thread of a life too long.
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66Instead, call Love to arms; Alas! He has always despised meInstead, arm Love; Alas! He has always despised me
77And I know only too well his cruel wishand I know too well his cruelty in wishing
88That from my heart, as its crowning achievement,that from my heart, as its crowning achievement,
99May already have flowed my life’s blood on to the reddened earth.may already have flowed
10my life’s blood on to the reddened earth.
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1112But no! As I approach the evening of my life,But no! As I approach the evening of my life,
1213Let my Youth, with its laughter, appear to me, quietly, unadorned and lovely!let my Youth, with its laughter, appear to me, quietly, naked and lovely!
1314May she hold a rose, whose petals she might pick off and cast into the water;May she hold a rose, whose petals she might pull off into the water;
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1516I shall listen to the fountain’s tearful farewellI shall listen to the spring waters weeping their farewell
1617And, without there being any need for arrows or sickles,and, without there being any need for arrows or scythes,
1718I shall close my eyes for the subterranean night.I shall close my eyes for the subterranean night.

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