Those are the first sentence of a song called “Gondola no Uta” -- a Japanese song I heard sung in a Movie called Ikiru (to live) a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. For all the women out there, listen to this song, listen to the meanings, find that courage to fall in love.
life is brief.
fall in love, maidens
before the crimson bloom
fades from your lips
before the tides of passion
cool within you,
for those of you
who know no tomorrowlife is brief
fall in love, maidens
before his hands
take up his boat
before the flush of his cheeks fades
for those of you
who will never return herelife is brief
fall in love, maidens
before the boat drifts away
on the waves
before the hand resting on your shoulder
becomes frail
for those who will never
be seen here againlife is brief
fall in love, maidens
before the raven tresses begin to fade
before the flame in your hearts
flicker and die
for those to whom today
will never return
*source: Gondola no Uta