古來服丹石古来服丹石
王梵志王梵志
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古古來来服服丹丹石石
相相次次入入黃黄泉泉
萬万寶宝不不贖赎命命
千千金金不不買买年年
有有生生即即有有死死
何何後后複复何何先先
人人人人惣惣色色活活
拄拄著著上上頭头天天
Translation
In olden days they swallowed cinnabar and minerals, only to line up at the Yellow Springs. No mountain of treasure can ransom life, no fortune can buy more years. Where there’s birth, there’s death—no one’s behind, no one’s ahead. Everyone lives, putting their heads up against the sky.
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