the writer is dying ?
past their peak/summer, seem to be comparing their state to what they see in nature.
seem to like nature ... pre computer keyboard days ?
The speaker wanted the bard to stop singing because
<span>He was tired of sitting and wanted to participate in the games.
You can read these in the lines
"you've had our fill or food well shared and the lyre too"
and
"test ourselves in contests"</span><span />
We must never forget what makes us who we are.
^^Pretty sure that sucks, I don't really know how to do it lol