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
——余光中 译者:杨钟琰
When I was a child,
Nostalgia seemed a small stamp:
"Here am I
And there ……my mother."
Then I was a grown-up,
Nostalgia became a traveling ticket:
"Here am I
And there……my bride."
During the later years,
Nostalgia turned to be a graveyard:
"Here am I
And yonder……my mother."
And now at present,
Nostalgia looms large to be a shallow strait:
"Here am I
And yonder……my motherland!"