We have ordered musicians
but can we pay them?
Give them some tea
.....Listen, the trees are falling
.....Lovely, the sound of axes
.....cutting down the orchard
.....The times are changing
.....Play! I want to celebrate!
.....You can leave after that
I don't know, I want to go
Why have we grown so old?
I remember everybody
was happy, without knowing
why, didn't we discuss it
time after time! It is over
We'll die anyway
while life goes on
as if we have never lived
"The Cherry Orchard" (1904, Anton Chekhov)
Collection "Different times"