没到过死河, 不懂唱歌,
没爬上山顶, 不会拼搏,
没去过坟墓, 不知道如何彻底解脱.

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.
及饮默河之水, 且当放歌;
及至大山之巅, 始当攀援;
及躯体之将归大地, 尽当起舞.
---- 纪伯伦(狼译)