English poem
The Last Song
by Hartley Burr Alexander (1873–1939)
Let it be beautiful when I sing the last song---- Let it be day!
I would stand upon my two feet, singing! I would look upward with open eyes, singing!
I would have the winds to envelope my body; I would have the sun to shine upon my body; The whole world I would have to make music with me!
Let it be beautiful when thou wouldst slay me, O Shining One! Let it be day when I sing the last song!