The divan of Moses Ibn Ezra (1055 1135) op. 207

When the morning of life had passed, The dove that nests in the tree top, Wrung with anguish, Sorrow shatters my heart, Fate has blocked the way, O brook, Drink deep my friend, Dull and sad is the sky, The garden dons a coat of many hues, Men and children of this world, The world is like a woman of folly, Only in god I trust, Where are the graves, Let man remember all his days, I have seen uponthe earth, Come now to the Court of Death, Peace upon them, I behold ancient graves, Wouldst thou look upon me in my grave