You see Coligny defenestrated and wonder how Fast things change Bring on the noble swan, bring on the servile man My ladies-in-waiting devouring equine flesh Oh, Sister Sybarite, you triste albatross, oh, We only are all ephemeros Queen Rabia rode out of Persia, the mute lioness Stood before the judges Parian marble maid, heretic like the Sun It was the sullen wind, clarion call of spring Oh, Sister Sybarite, you triste albatross, oh, We only are all ephemeros