All Erdly Joy returnis in pane

Off Lentren in the first mornyng,
Airly as did the day vpspring,
Thus sang ane bird with voce vpplane,
" All erdly joy returnis in pane."

O man ! haif mynd that thow mon pass ;
Remembir that thow art bot ass,
And sall in ass return agane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

Haif mynd that eild ay followis ȝouth ;
Deth followis lyfe with gaipand mowth,
Devoring fruct and flowring grane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

" Welth, warldly gloir, and riche array
Ar all bot thornis laid in thy way,
Ourcowerd with flouris laid in ane trane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

" Come nevir ȝit May so fresche and grene,
Bot Januar come als wod and kene ;
Wes nevir sic drowth bot anis come rane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

" Evirmair vnto this warldis joy
As nerrest air succeidis noy;
Thairfoir, quhen joy ma nocht remane,
His verry air succeidis pane."

" Heir helth returnis in seikness
And mirth returnis in haviness,
Toun in desert, forrest in plane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

" Fredome returnis in wrechitness,
And trewth returnis in dowbilness,
With fenȝeit wordis to mak men fane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

" Vertew returnis in-to vyce,
And honour in-to avaryce ;
With cuvatyce is consciens slane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

" Sen erdly joy abydis nevir,
Wirk for the joy that lestis evir ;
For vder joy is all bot vane :
All erdly joy returnis in pane."

Quod Dumbar.