乡愁
余光中
小时候
乡愁是一枚小小的邮票
我在这头
母亲在那头
长大后
乡愁是一张窄窄的船票
我在这头
新娘在那头
后来啊
乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓
我在外头
母亲在里头
而现在
乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡
我在这头
大陆在那头
Nostalgia
By Yu Guangzhong
When I was a child,
Nostalgia was a tiny stamp,
Connecting me here on this shore,
With my mother far away on that shore.
When I grown up,
Nostalgia was a narrow ship ticket,
Linking me here on this coast,
And my bride far away on that coast.
Then Nostalgia was a low grave,
Walling me outside
And my mother inside.
Now Nostalgia is a shallow strait,
Separating me here at this end,
From my mainland at the other.