1. From what fortunes of time have you come to wonder?
And in what era of this life have you come to yearn?

2. Will my family and brethren depart into extinction?
And my tribe, though I'm certain that I will depart?

3. Can you forget a foe who has marched against you,
For eighty years grasping for your final breath?

4. And recall a companion whose love still remains,
Though long-necked, you tamed and trained him as he grew?

5. For a long epoch you trained and gentled him,
Now pliant, now lively when you ride.