“O friends, to a good place we've come to live, come in springtime! In that place a very brief moment! So brief is life!” PoetryMortalityLife Is ShortEnjoying LifeAztecs Author:Nezahualcóyotl
“We will pass away. I, Nezahualcoyotl, say, enjoy! Do we really live on earth? Ohuaya, ohuaya. Not forever on earth, only a brief time here! Even jades fracture; even gold ruptures, even quetzal plumes tear: Not forever on earth: only a brief time here! Ohuaya, ohuaya.” PoetryMortalityCarpe DiemTime PassingEnjoying LifeAztecs Author:Nezahualcóyotl