Rod McKuen: Quotes about time

Rod McKuen was American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer. Explore interesting quotes on time.
Rod McKuen: 38 quotes2 likes

“If we only have love
Then we'll only be men
And we'll drink from the Grail
To be born once again
Then with nothing at all
But the little we are
We'll have conquered all time
All space, the sun, and the stars.”

Rod McKuen

As closing scene in the 1968 musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975 film version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdSXpC8fbNA <br class="br">Translations and adaptations, If We Only Have Love (1968) <br class="br">Context: If we only have love<br>We will never bow down<br>We&#x27;ll be tall as the pines<br>Neither heroes nor clowns.<br>If we only have love<br>Then we&#x27;ll only be men<br>And we&#x27;ll drink from the Grail<br>To be born once again<br>Then with nothing at all<br>But the little we are<br>We&#x27;ll have conquered all time<br>All space, the sun, and the stars.

“Adieu, Francoise, my trusted wife;
Without you I'd have had a lonely life.
You cheated lots of times but then,
I forgave you in the end
Though your lover was my friend. Adieu, Francoise, it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky.”

Rod McKuen

Seasons in the Sun&quot; (1961), as translated from the Jacques Brel song &quot;Le Moribond&quot;·  McKuen performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY__eaedtOA ·  Beach Boys performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzjIra9pheU<br>Goodbye, Michelle, my little one;<br> You gave me love and helped me find the sun,<br>And every time that I was down<br>You would always come around<br>And get my feet back on the ground. &lt;p&gt; Goodbye, Michelle, it&#x27;s hard to die<br>When all the birds are singing in the sky;<br>Now that the spring is in the air,<br>With the flowers everywhere,<br>I wish that we could both be there!<br>As adapted in the Terry Jacks version (1974) <br class="br">Translations and adaptations <br class="br">Context: Adieu, Francoise, my trusted wife;<br>Without you I&#x27;d have had a lonely life.<br>You cheated lots of times but then,<br>I forgave you in the end<br>Though your lover was my friend. Adieu, Francoise, it&#x27;s hard to die<br>When all the birds are singing in the sky.<br>Now that spring is in the air<br>With your lovers ev&#x27;rywhere,<br>Just be careful; I&#x27;ll be there.