鄉(xiāng)愁

余光中

Nostalgia

Yu Guangzhong

小時(shí)候

鄉(xiāng)愁是一枚小小的郵票

我在這頭

母親在那頭

When I was young,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp,

Me on this side,

Mother on the other side.

長大后

鄉(xiāng)愁是一張窄窄的船票

我在這頭

新娘在那頭

When I grew up,

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket,

Me on this side,

Bride on the other side.

后來啊

鄉(xiāng)愁是一方矮矮的墳?zāi)?/p>

我在外頭

母親在里頭

But later on,

Nostalgia was a lowly grave,

Me on the outside,

Mother on the inside.

而現(xiàn)在

鄉(xiāng)愁是一灣淺淺的海峽

我在這頭

大陸在那頭

And at present,

Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,

Me on this side,

Mainland on the other side.

        1972 （余光中 譯）