192. Nay, Do Not Grieve

1 Nay, do not grieve though life be full of sadness,
dawn will not veil its splendor for your grief,
nor spring deny their bright appointed beauty
to lotus blossom and ashoka leaf.

2 Nay, do not pine though life be marred with trouble,
time will not pause or tarry on its way;
today that seems so long, so strange, so bitter,
will soon be some forgotten yesterday.

3 Nay, do not weep; new hopes, new dreams, new faces,
joy yet unspent of all the unborn years,
will prove your heart a traitor to its sorrow
and make your eyes unfaithful to their tears.

Text Information
First Line: Nay, do not grieve though life be full of sadness
Title: Nay, Do Not Grieve
Author: Sarojini Naidu, 1879-1949
Meter: 11.10.11.10.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Wisdom from the World's Religions: Our Common Ground; Change; Grief and Loss (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: NAIDU
Composer: Libby Larsen, 1950-
Meter: 11.10.11.10.
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association



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