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what do the lines "for men may come and men may go but i go on forever" mean??

Your question would very well explain the main theme of the poem, that is, the fact that human life is mortal while the beauty of nature remains eternal. The brook says in these lines that human lives come to an end and another generation begins. However, the flow of the brook is continuous and goes on forever. The immortality and permanence of the brook has been compared and contrasted with human life, which is mortal and finishes after a certain span of time.

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It means that the man is mortal,which has it end.but,the brook is immortal and lives long, after joining with the river.It goes on.But man has a specific time to live and then he dies.

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THE PHRASE '' FOR MEN MAY COME AND MEN MAY GO BUT I GO ON FOREVER '' MEANS THAT MEN TAKES BIRTH AND DIE THEY COME IN THIS WORLD AND THEY GO AT AN INTERVAL OF YEARS .BUT THE BROOK GOES ON FOREVER , IT NEVER STOPS UNTIL IT JOINS THE BRIMMING RIVER .

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The phrase for "men may come and men may go,but I go on forever"is a refrain and in this poem the poet tries to tell that man is mortal and short-lived where as the brook is immortal and eternal and it never stops till it reaches the brimming river. 

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it is the refrain of the poem. it creates one single idea of the poem and creates the effect of transitoriness in human life

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 these lines indicate that life of a river is immortal and it flows throughout  while humans are mortal ie his life ends by the arrival of death

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THANX!!!!!!!!! every one:)))

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it means that the man is mortal but,the brook is immortal and lives long, .It goes on.But man has a specific time to live and then he dies. 

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