And reason mark with open eyes /
Lope de Vega said of this poem that it "deserved to be written in gold letters."The beginning of this poem commands: "Let from its dream the soul awaken, / And reason mark with open eyes / The scene unfolding." Later on, life is compared to a river "that gathers downward to the sea / We know as Death." This poem notably touches upon fatalistic mediaeval subjects such as tempus fugit, carpe diem, and ubi sunt? In this work, the exploration of the subject of mortality progresses from an abstract point of view to a personal one. For 10 points, name this mediaeval elegy by Jorge Manrique, written upon the passing of a relative.
Lope de Vega said of this poem that it "deserved to be written in gold letters."The beginning of this poem commands: "Let from its dream the soul awaken, /
Coplas por la muerte de su padre [or Jorge Manrique's Coplas before mention, prompt on Coplas]