Life is a burst of laughter, so, be happy hereafter.
Your mind is a tempest whirling, always this way and that.
Everyone mocks you, whether you’re thin, or whether you’re fat.
But it is best for him who has the last laugh of all!
This loses something in translation. Malarkey suggests the Reader see Verdi’s opera in either English or Italian for the full impact of what Verdi suggested. Only then might one appreciate the maestro’s words.