Arany János - Győrei Zsolt (szerk.): The trill of the nightingale (Budapest, 2019)

V - „'Tis enough if it shines for me” - I suffer (Thomas Cooper) - The Ageing Actor ... (Mark Baczoni)

I suffer

I suffer, suffer pains and sprains,

An old man’s cough and wheezing strains, And fragile nerves and fragile frame,

And feeble sight and legs half lame,

And worst, impertinent acclaim.

The Ageing Actor

A few more scenes before the final curtain drops, All the lamps go dark and all the clapping stops.

A few more scenes and it's all over, exeunt - The boards so sad and lonely, so moribund.

The audience, then heading home, will melt away; Tragedy or comedy, forget the play.

And where once boldly out on centre stage I stood, That great dramatic run will now close for good.