The circle of the Earth is the head of a great drum; br With the day, it moves upward - booming; br With the night, it moves downward - booming; br The day and the night are its song. br br I am very small, as I dance upon the drum-head; br I am like a particle of dust, as I dance upon the drum-head; br Above me in the sky is the shining ball of the drumstick. br br I dance upward with the day; br I dance downward with the night; br Some day I shall dance afar into space like a particle of dust.