Ode on Solitude

from Westerlies by Mikayel Abazyan

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Yet another poem by Alexander Pope (1688–1744) published in the same 1717 - Ode on Solitude. Is this the protagonist's ultimate decision?

Alexander Pope portrait used by Jonathan Richardson.

lyrics

Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.

Whose heards with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire.

Blest! who can unconcern’dly find
Hours, days, and years slide soft away,
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day,

Sound sleep by night; study and ease
Together mix’d; sweet recreation,
And innocence, which most does please,
With meditation.

Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me dye;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lye.

credits

from Westerlies, track released October 28, 2019
Levon Hakhverdyan - drums, percussion
Mikayel Abazyan - vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, MIDI-keyboards

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