小时候，

乡愁是一枚小小的邮票，

我在这头，

母亲在那头。

When I was young,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp,

Me on this side,

Mother on the other side.

长大后，

乡愁是一张窄窄的船票，

我在这头，

新娘在那头。

When I grew up,

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket,

Me on this side,

Bride on the other side.

后来啊，

乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓，

我在外头，

母亲在里头。

But later on,

Nostalgia was a lowly grave,

Me on the outside,

Mother on the inside.

而现在，

乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡，

我在这头，

大陆在那头。

And at present,

Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,

Me on this side,

Mainland on the other side.