1 Lo in the orient when the gracious light
Look at the east when the beautiful light Check out the sunrise in the morning, that gorgeous light sunrise is so beautiful
in the east
look at it
2 Lifts up his burning head, each under eye
Raises up its fiery face, every eye below sends up its burning face and everyone underneath is staring burning bright
everyone sees it
3 Doth homage to his new-appearing sight,
Pays respect to its newly visible appearance, respects its first showing as it breaks through sun's appearing
everyone bows
4 Serving with looks his sacred majesty,
Honors through gazes its divine power, everyone honors its sacred power with their eyes sacred and powerful
we all stare
5 And having climbed the steep-up heavenly hill,
And having climbed the steep heavenly slope, and after it climbs the steep hill of the sky climbs the sky
reaches the top
6 Resembling strong youth in his middle age,
Resembling young strength in its prime years, looking like the peak of youth and strength looks young
looks strong
7 Yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,
Yet human eyes still worship its beauty, but everyone still looks at and worships how beautiful it is beautiful
we worship it
8 Attending on his golden pilgrimage:
Following along its golden journey: tracking its golden path across the sky golden
following its path
9 But when from highmost pitch with weary car,
But when from its highest point with tired path, but when it descends from the top exhausted and worn sun's tired now
going down
10 Like feeble age he reeleth from the day,
Like frail old age it stumbles from daylight, like weak old age it staggers away from the day like old age
falling away
11 The eyes (fore duteous) now converted are
The eyes (once dutiful) are now turned the same eyes (that were loyal) now look away eyes turn away
no longer watching
12 From his low tract and look another way:
From its low path and gaze somewhere else: from its descent and look in a different direction looking away
not watching anymore
Volta Moves from describing your peak (noon) to warning of inevitable decline, with the resolution that only a son can secure your memory.
13 So thou, thyself out-going in thy noon:
So you, yourself surpassing at your peak: just like you, at your very best right now you're at your best
peak of youth
14 Unlooked on diest unless thou get a son.
You'll die unwatched unless you have a son. you'll die with nobody watching unless you make a child to carry you on die alone
unless you get a son