提及過荊棘鳥，貌似很陌生。那就一起聽聽。
荊棘鳥是個澳洲古老的傳說，其一生只歌唱一次。此詩根據該傳說改寫：大地毀滅之後，一只年青的荊棘鳥秉承神喻，尋找荊棘樹——神立於大地的權杖。在大地毀滅中，這棵荊棘樹已死亡。荊棘鳥飛遍大地，歷經艱辛，最終尋到立於大地中心的荊棘樹。它讓尖利的棘刺穿透胸膛。它的血染紅荊棘樹，滴落大地。荊棘鳥泣血歌唱——它一生唯一的歌唱、最後的歌唱。於是，荊棘樹復活、大地復活、萬生復活，失散的千萬靈魂在歌聲中欣欣歸來……
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There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain. . . . Or so says the legend.
@Creative_bot 翻譯如上為楚辭風格中文
昔有佳禽，棲於喬木，其鳴天籟，世所未聞。離巢之時，尋覓荊棘，棲息其上，婉轉悲啼，以棘穿身，血染荊棘，化身不死，泣血而歌，泣血之時，肝腸寸斷，哀鴻遍野，聲震九霄。眾鳥俯首，萬籟俱寂，上帝垂憐，展顏微笑，此曲只應天上有，人間哪得幾回聞。自古佳作，難得善終，千古絕唱，亦是絕命之聲。
花有重开日，人无再少年。
把後兩句補出來
相逢拌酩酊，何必备芳鲜。
（吃，爽！）
不对
喝，爽！
落花无数满汀洲，转眼春休。绿阴枝上杜鹃愁，空拖逗，白了少年头。朝朝寒食笙歌奏，百年间有限风流。玳瑁筵，葡萄酒，殷勤红袖，莫惜捧金瓯。