原始歌词 (English)
Pearls on a string
Pearls on a string, knots in between -
The necklace akin to life, it would seem.
Years number pearls or is it pearls number years,
Who is keeping the scores of these games?
And what is this gold clasp but a lock,
Its intricate filigree hides its purpose to block,
Stop the pearls from scattering as if to mock.