A generation goes and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.(A)
The sun rises and the sun sets;
panting, it hurries back to the place(B)
where it rises.
Gusting to the south,
turning to the north,
turning, turning, goes the wind,(C)
and the wind returns in its cycles.

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Generations come and generations go,
    but the earth remains forever.(A)
The sun rises and the sun sets,
    and hurries back to where it rises.(B)
The wind blows to the south
    and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
    ever returning on its course.

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