一旦行行至忘川，孟婆遥立望如仙。
相迎满捧醇醲酒，君莫踟蹰不敢前。
注：○忘川：俗传人既死，魂至忘川，过此即冥府也。川上有奈何桥，孟婆当之，使饮其汤，则前世尽忘矣。原文言天使，即以孟婆译；言黑酒，即以其汤译也。
So when that Angel of the darker Drink
At last shall find you by the river-brink,
And, offering his Cup, invite your Soul
Forth to your Lips to quaff—you shall not shrink.