I with utmost care br Place this tear br On the funeral pyre br Don't look down br Upon a tear shed br Don't you see br Its heart still throbbing? br Its eyes beyond your grasp? br The tear still pulsating br And its breath filling the lungs? br It has many tales to recount br Connecting you to me br And us to him, her and them br Come, pay you respects br Before the pyre is lit br Before another tear is shed br And placed on the pyre.