i would say someone knowing death is coming very soon? hence
i would say someone knowing death is coming very soon? hence
"Hear me now, my hapless son
Warn away all yours fears
Make good use of your brief days
Life may be grim but death is more austere
By yourself you sit and wait
By yourself you will have time to repent"
"Hear me now, my hapless son
Warn away all yours fears
Make good use of your brief days
Life may be grim but death is more austere
By yourself you sit and wait
By yourself you will have time to repent"
That verse to me, is basically saying that you should cherish every day of your life, instead of striving to end your life prematurely.
That verse to me, is basically saying that you should cherish every day of your life, instead of striving to end your life prematurely.
the first three verses describe him attempting suicide, and his basic feelings about his life
("O father, hear these words, your son is not made for this world
Faint-hearted and careworn, into this vile life I was hurled")
the first three verses describe him attempting suicide, and his basic feelings about his life
("O father, hear these words, your son is not made for this world
Faint-hearted and careworn, into this vile life I was hurled")
the next verse describes that it would be better to eb dead than be alive and go through the pain of existence
("Better it would be to stay in the shades
In the thicket of the dead, in...
the next verse describes that it would be better to eb dead than be alive and go through the pain of existence
("Better it would be to stay in the shades
In the thicket of the dead, in the groves of death
Here I would lie to the end of the days")
The next two verses are about the creator/metaphorically himself telling him that life may be full of pain, but after life there is nothing,
(hence the second verse with: "No moon will beam, no sun will shine")
and life is better than nothing and should be cherished.
Lastly, the very last verse is about him not worrying and striving to rise above the pain and monotony of existence and taking "life as it comes".
Metaphorically describing attempting suicide, then having an epiphany after.
i would say someone knowing death is coming very soon? hence
i would say someone knowing death is coming very soon? hence
"Hear me now, my hapless son Warn away all yours fears Make good use of your brief days Life may be grim but death is more austere By yourself you sit and wait By yourself you will have time to repent"
"Hear me now, my hapless son Warn away all yours fears Make good use of your brief days Life may be grim but death is more austere By yourself you sit and wait By yourself you will have time to repent"
That verse to me, is basically saying that you should cherish every day of your life, instead of striving to end your life prematurely.
That verse to me, is basically saying that you should cherish every day of your life, instead of striving to end your life prematurely.
the first three verses describe him attempting suicide, and his basic feelings about his life ("O father, hear these words, your son is not made for this world Faint-hearted and careworn, into this vile life I was hurled")
the first three verses describe him attempting suicide, and his basic feelings about his life ("O father, hear these words, your son is not made for this world Faint-hearted and careworn, into this vile life I was hurled")
the next verse describes that it would be better to eb dead than be alive and go through the pain of existence ("Better it would be to stay in the shades In the thicket of the dead, in...
the next verse describes that it would be better to eb dead than be alive and go through the pain of existence ("Better it would be to stay in the shades In the thicket of the dead, in the groves of death Here I would lie to the end of the days")
The next two verses are about the creator/metaphorically himself telling him that life may be full of pain, but after life there is nothing, (hence the second verse with: "No moon will beam, no sun will shine") and life is better than nothing and should be cherished.
Lastly, the very last verse is about him not worrying and striving to rise above the pain and monotony of existence and taking "life as it comes".
Thats my theory anyway :)
mmm, true i agree with that theory :P
mmm, true i agree with that theory :P