爱尔兰民歌《丹尼少年》（Danny Boy），歌中写情人在生死线外，幽明永隔，死者不已，生者含悲，缠绵凄凉，令人难忘。

　　 
        Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling 
        From glen to glen, and down the mountain side 
        The summer\'s gone, and all the flowers are dying 
        \'Tis you, \'tis you must go and I must bide 

        But come you back when summer\'s in the meadow 
        Or when the valley\'s hushed and white with snow 
        \'Tis I\'ll be there in sunshine or in shadow 
        Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so 

        And if you come, when all the flowers are dying 
        And I am dead, as dead I well may be 
        You\'ll come and find the place where I am lying 
        And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me 

        And I shall hear, tho\' soft you tread above me 
        And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be 
        If you\'ll not fail to tell me that you love me 
        I simply sleep in peace until you come to me 

        译文 

        哦，Danny Boy， 
        当风笛呼唤，幽谷成排， 
        当夏日已尽，玫瑰难怀。 
        你，你天涯远引， 
        而我，我在此长埋。 
        当草原尽夏， 
        当雪地全白。 
        任晴空万里， 
        任四处阴霾。 
        哦，Danny Boy， 
        我如此爱你，等你徘徊。 
        哦，说你爱我，你将前来， 
        纵逝者如斯， 
        死者初裁。 
        谢皇天后土， 
        在荒坟冢上， 
        请把我找到，找到， 
        寻我遗骸。 

       照爱尔兰民歌的原始意味，这首歌是写父子之情，Danny Boy最后寻找到的，是父子之爱。这里意译，当然别有所延伸。