我熟悉河流:我熟悉那些像地球一样古老的河流,比人类血管里流的血液还要古老的河流。我的灵魂成长得像河流一样深沉。我在幼发拉底河中沐浴,当朝阳还是年轻的时候。我在刚果河畔盖小茅屋,河水抚慰我进入梦乡。我眺望着尼罗河,在河边建起金字塔。我倾听密西西比河的歌唱,当亚伯 I am familiar with rivers: I am familiar with rivers that are as ancient as the earth, and ancient rivers than the blood that flows through human blood vessels. My soul grows as deep as a river. I bathed in the Euphrates when the sunrise was still young. I hid a small hut in the Congo River, the river soothe me into sleep. I looked over the Nile and built a pyramid beside the river. I listen to the Mississippi singing, when Abel