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!"