​乡愁

Nostalgia

-----by 余光中



When I was a child,

Nostalgia seemed a small stamp:

"Here am I

And there my mother."

小时候，乡愁是一枚小小的邮票，我在这头，母亲在那头。



Then I was a grown-up,

Nostalgia became a traveling ticket:

"Here am I

And there my bride."

长大后，乡愁是一张窄窄的船票，我在这头，新娘在那头。



During the later years,

Nostalgia turned to be a graveyard:

"Here am I

And yonder my mother."

后来啊!乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓，我在外头，母亲在里头。



And now at present,

Nostalgia looms large to be a channel:

"Here am I

And yonder my Continent!"

而现在，乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡，我在这头，大陆在那头。