《大任》《孟子》名句：「天將降大任於人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨……所以動心忍性，曾益其所不能。」

長夜磨一劍 Through the long night, a sword is sharpened 寒霜煉一心 Through bitter frost, a heart is tempered 若非千山風雨過 Had I not weathered storms across a thousand mountains 怎識天地深 How could I know the depths of heaven and earth? [Verse 1] 少年仗劍問蒼穹 In youth, sword in hand, I questioned the heavens 何日乘風上九重 When shall I ride the wind and soar beyond the highest skies? 一路青山皆不語 Along the way, the green mountains answered not 半生風雪滿衣襟 Half a lifetime of wind and snow has covered my robes 曾經月下無人問 There were nights beneath the moon when no one knew my name 也向寒窗守孤燈 Yet by the cold window, I kept watch beside a solitary lamp 千磨萬擊身猶在 Through countless trials and blows, still I stand 方知歲月煉其真 Only then did I learn that time tempers what is true [Pre-] 山高不是阻我路 No mountain is too high to bar my way 水遠何妨再一程 No river too distant to journey one mile more 若問此身何以立 If you ask what keeps me standing tall 且將風雨鑄精神 I forged my spirit in the wind and rain [Chorus] 天將大任　先問此心 When Heaven gives a great calling, it first tests the heart 可經長夜　可耐霜侵 Can it endure the endless night? Can it withstand the bitter frost? 苦我心志　煉我筋骨 Let hardship strengthen my will and temper my bones 千山踏破　不改初心 Though I cross a thousand mountains, my first resolve remains unchanged 若無寒雪　何來梅香 Without winter snow, whence comes the fragrance of plum blossoms? 若無烈火　何以成鋼 Without raging fire, how can iron become steel? 今日所受千般苦 Every hardship I endure today 他日皆成—— Will one day become— 肩上擔當 The strength to carry what I am called to bear [Verse 2] 世路從來多起落 The road through life has always known its rises and falls 浮雲散聚幾春秋 Drifting clouds gather and scatter through the passing years 有人一帆隨風去 Some sail smoothly wherever the wind may lead 有人逆水獨行舟 Others row alone against the current 不怨長天多試煉 I do not blame Heaven for its many trials 不問命運薄與厚 Nor ask whether fate has favored me or not 跌倒方知何為立 Only after falling do we learn what it means to stand 失去才懂何為守 Only after losing do we understand what must be cherished 一身傷痕藏歲月 The scars upon my body carry the story of the years 兩袖清風對晚鐘 With nothing but an honest heart, I face the evening bell 待到回頭看來路 When at last I turn to look upon the road behind me 萬重山色已從容 Ten thousand mountains now seem peaceful in the distance [Pre-Chorus] 鷹因逆風飛更遠 The eagle flies farther because it faces the wind 松經寒雪骨更青 The pine grows stronger beneath the winter snow 人若未曾經百煉 If one has never endured a hundred trials 怎將大任負此生 How can one bear life’s greatest calling? [Chorus] 天將大任　先問此心 When Heaven gives a great calling, it first tests the heart 可經長夜　可耐霜侵 Can it endure the endless night? Can it withstand the bitter frost? 苦我心志　煉我筋骨 Let hardship strengthen my will and temper my bones 千山踏破　不改初心 Though I cross a thousand mountains, my first resolve remains unchanged 若無寒雪　何來梅香 Without winter snow, whence comes the fragrance of plum blossoms? 若無烈火　何以成鋼 Without raging fire, how can iron become steel? 今日所受千般苦 Every hardship I endure today 他日皆成—— Will one day become— 肩上擔當 The strength to carry what I am called to bear [Bridge — Drums Gradually Rise · Deep Male Chant] 風吹我 Let the wind strike me 我不倒 I will not fall 雨打我 Let the rain beat down upon me 我自立 Still I stand 路斷處 Where the road ends 踏石為橋 I will make the stones my bridge 天暗時 When the heavens grow dark 燃心為燈 I will set my heart aflame and make it my lamp 不是蒼天不憐我 It is not that Heaven has shown me no mercy 只因大器須晚成 But that greatness takes time to be forged 百煉方知心似鐵 Only after a hundred trials do we discover a heart of iron 千磨始見骨如松 Only after a thousand hardships do we reveal a spirit steadfast as pine [Final Chorus — Great Drums · Strings · Choir] 天將大任　我自承之 If Heaven gives me a great calling, I shall bear it 縱有萬難　不改其志 Though ten thousand trials await, my resolve shall not change 勞我筋骨　動我心忍 Let hardship test my body and strengthen my endurance 一身風雨　化作凌雲 I will turn a lifetime of storms into wings that rise above the clouds 走過寒冬　方知春暖 Only after winter do we understand the warmth of spring 越過長夜　才見河山 Only beyond the long night do we behold the mountains and rivers 若問何人堪負大任—— If you ask who is worthy to bear a great calling— 不是生來無風雨 It is not the one who was born into a life without storms 是經風雨 It is the one who has weathered the storms 仍能向前 And still moves forward [Final — Music Pauses] 山可高 The mountains may be high 水可長 The rivers may run far 路可險 The road may be perilous 心不可降 But the heart must never surrender [Outro — Guqin · Xiao Flute · Distant Bell] 回首半生風雨路 Looking back upon half a lifetime through wind and rain 才知苦處亦有光 Only now I see that even hardship holds its light 天欲成其大器 When Heaven would shape a soul for greatness 歲月先煉其心。 Time must first temper the heart. The final four lines are especially powerful in English: “The road may be perilous / But the heart must never surrender” followed by “When Heaven would shape a soul for greatness / Time must first temper the heart.” It preserves the 孟子-inspired spirit without sounding like a literal translation.