166
The canal loves to think that rivers exist solely to supply it with water.
道渠延迤逦,臆想总不已。
偏信河流存,只为供源水。
167
The world has kissed my soul with its pain, asking for its return in songs.
世尘以痛楚,亲吻我灵魂。
何以求回应?报之歌曲音。
168
That which oppresses me, is it my soul trying to come out in the open, or the soul of the world knocking at my heart for its entrance?
何物压我身?难辨其详真。
好似我灵魂,欲出至世尘。
又如尘世魂,欲入我心门。
轻扣以期候,弥弥几度频。
169
Thought feeds itself with its own words and grows.
质朴有思想,语言供奉养。
斐然文采生,盈裕自成长。
170
I have dipped the vessel of my heart into this silent hour; it has filled with love.
我驾心之舟,静潜时海游。
默然深邃里,爱意满心头。