| Hail Chronos, God of gravity
and time Janitor
and harvester of generations
You drag your rings around the heavens
Enchained in the regions that stretch
Between the earth and the sterile sea
Watcher on the archaic threshold
Your scythe is that of death
Cut away the old and fruitless
Watch maker of the cycles countless
times
Oh dismal God, great teacher
Your schooling is hard but just
Old age is time for reflection not misery
To the worldly wise you are stability
Oh long sighted God of experience
Give us strength to face hard labours
Grant us endurance when we suffer
Preserve our customs in grim times
Grant us forbearance and understanding
Wisdom of our ancestral and ancient
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