Both Shlomo and Vanya,
Both Jan and Jean
Sooner or later
Life will ban.

A sweet soul, or a maniac,
A tough guy, or a nerd
Peacefully, or in fright
In a monastery, or on the Titanic.

They will line them up before the throne —
As if they were all the same.
Some they will write off,
And some —
Into the embrace of eternity.