But helpless Pieces of the Game He playsG. BantockBut helpless Pieces of the Game He playsUpon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days;Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays;And one by one back in the Closet lays.
← LibraryG. Bantock · songBut helpless Pieces of the Game He playsSong 5 of 16lyrics: Edward Fitzgerald after Hakim Omar KhayyámAudio diction — free with sign-inTTS in 14 languages, loop passages, slow down lines.Sign in with GoogleSongBut helpless Pieces of the Game He playslyrics: Edward Fitzgerald after Hakim Omar KhayyámButbˈʌthelplesshˈɛlpləsPiecespˈiːsɪzofˈɒvtheðəGameɡˈeɪmHeˈhiːplaysplˈeɪzUponəpˈɒnthisðˈɪsChequer-boardofˈɒvNightsnˈaɪtsandˈændDaysdˈeɪz;Hitherhˈɪðɐandˈændthitherðˈɪðɐmovesmˈuːvz,andˈændcheckstʃˈɛks,andˈændslaysslˈeɪz;AndˈændonewˈɒnbybˈaɪonewˈɒnbackbˈækinˈɪntheðəClosetklˈɒzɪtlayslˈeɪz.