正是夏日时候
炎炎热火挥发巨力
把手伸向南方各个角落
终于在凤凰木枝头
点燃起红火
红火熊熊而燃
火凤凰便浴在火中

没错。那是火凤凰
它们成群浴于
凤凰木枝头
从这枝到那枝
它们不停地小碎步跳跃
展翅短暂小飞
倾全身心力翻滚

它们要洗去尘俗
获得重生吗？
它们耐得住火
经得起锤炼吗？
是的。钢就是这样炼成的。
重生后，它们必是
一首首旺燃的诗

On Branches of the Flame-Tree Hsu ChiCgeng

It is just summer time
The scorching sun is wielding its great power
Stretching its hands toward all corners in the south
Finally to enkindle red fire
On branches of the flame-tree
The red fire is burning fierce and wild
And the fiery phoenix is bathed in the fire

Yes. It is the fiery phoenix
They are bathing in groups
On branches of the flame-tree
From branch to branch
They are hopping and skipping
Spreading the wings for a short-distance flight
With body and mind to roll and welter

They are going to wash off mortal dust
So as to gain renascence?
Can they stand the fire?
Can they stand the hammering?
Yes. Thus is steel tempered.
After renascence, they must be
A flaming poem after another flaming poem@