乡愁
作者 余光中
汉译英 周柯楠
Homesickness
By Yu Guangzhong
Translated by Zhou Kenan
小时候
乡愁是一枚小小的邮票
我在这头
母亲在那头
As a child
Homesickness was a tiny stamp
I was here
While my mother over there
长大后
乡愁是一张窄窄的船票
我在这头
新娘在那头
As an adult
Homesickness was a narrow ship ticket
I was here
While my bride over there
后来啊
乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓
我在外头
母亲在里头
Later on
Homesickness was a low tomb
I stood outside
And my mother lay inside
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而现在
乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡
我在这头
大陆在那头
And now
Homesickness is a shallow strait
I'm on this side of the Strait
And the Continent is on the other
一九七二年一月二十一日
On January 21st,1972
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