1. Death is near to us
And does not depart from us

2. Every day there is a funeral
Whose cries make hearts bleed and weep

3. Wailing in lament
How long will you be heedless

4. And engage in play and jest?
Death every day

5. Assails your life of comfort
So work for a gloomy day

6. Filled with intense horror
Let not the world's bliss

7. That escapes you, deceive you
Hating it is beauty for you

8. Loving it disgraces you