Take them, take them,
Take them, brothers of the purse,
Take them, take them,
Take them, brothers of the purse,
Each one is but a penny's worth,
Each one is but a penny's worth,
Departing souls, take them away,
Each one is but a penny's worth,
Departing souls, take them away,
Like purses, I have brought them forth,
Like purses, I have brought them forth,
Take them, take them,
Take them, brothers of the purse.
What plight is ours, the sorrowful?
What plight is ours, the sorrowful?
You of honor, how could you know, how could you know?
What passes us each and every day?
What passes us each and every day?
You of wealth, how could you know, how could you know?
You are drowned in ease,
You are drowned in ease,
We are tangled in worries' weave,
We are tangled in worries' weave,
Think and consider, brothers,
Think and consider, brothers,
I am the pain, the pain, the tormentor,
I am the pain, the pain, the tormentor,
Take them, take them,
Take them, brothers of the purse,
Take them, take them,
Take them, brothers of the purse.
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