I hate to tell you - but the answer is "No."
And the reasons for this are many - and go back to the 18th Century, when America was being formed - and Thomas Jefferson altered Locke's phrase "Life, Liberty, and Property" to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
What was going on in that guy's head? We don't know, but Americans agreed with him, and still do - even though they have no idea what it means. It just sounds right - and would make good lyrics for a popular song.
They could not have been made into words for an Aria in a Opera - can you imagine a Soprano singing this, full strength - loud enough to drown out an orchestral, and a chorus? They would have thrown rotten tomatoes at her - and perhaps burned down the Opera House, as well.
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