'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
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'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
And wild in eager flow.
The earth is dried and parched with heat,
And it hath long'd to be
Released from out the selfish cloud,
To cool the thirsty tree.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The rising world of waters dark and deep.

The rising world of waters dark and deep.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.