Though it be made of jade

I, Nezahualcoyotl, ask this:
By any chance is it true that one
Lives rooted in the earth?
Not always in the earth:
Here for only just a while;
Though it be made of jade, it breaks;
Though it be made of gold, it breaks;
Though it be made of
quetzal plumage,
It shreds apart.
Not forever here on earth;
Here for only just a while.
Nezahualcoyotl (1402-1472)

The following pictures and video were taken in Mexico City during a ritual Aztec (or Mexica) ceremonial dance.