Translated by A. Z. Foreman - No Rome in Rome lyrics

O newcomer in search of Rome in Rome Who can find naught of Rome in Rome at all, Rome is the name we give to the dead home You see: old arch, old palace and old wall. Behold the pride, the ruin of things past, How She who set the world beneath her sway All-conquering, conquered Her own self at last, Becoming all-consuming Time's own prey. Rome's lone memorial Rome has come to be, And Rome has fallen before Rome alone. Only the Tiber fleeting to the sea Remains of Rome. Inconstant worldly clime! That which stands fast, by Time is overthrown And what flees fast, stands in the face of Time.