never had it so good, so they say.
it seems they had very few cares
unlike what happens nowadays.
I have learned, from what I read,
that they could easily knock back
large measures of honeyed mead,
a tipple that's making a comeback.
that they could easily knock back
large measures of honeyed mead,
a tipple that's making a comeback.
Jewels that were found in a grave
were lavish, so we must conclude
that some did not scrimp and save
but with wealth they were imbued.
were lavish, so we must conclude
that some did not scrimp and save
but with wealth they were imbued.
A few were rich, many were poor
which shows things never change,
the impoverished slept on the floor;
roughing it did not seem strange.
which shows things never change,
the impoverished slept on the floor;
roughing it did not seem strange.
Plus ça change, things are the same
that were fifteen-hundred years ago:
it's still the poor who gets the blame
while the fat cats will get the dough.
that were fifteen-hundred years ago:
it's still the poor who gets the blame
while the fat cats will get the dough.
© Luigi Pagano
