Nostalgia
乡愁
by Yu Guangzhong
作者：余光中
When I was a child,
小时候，
Nostalgia seemed a small stamp:
乡愁是一枚小小的邮票，
Here am I
我在这头，
And there, my mother.
母亲在那头。
Then I was a grown-up,
长大后，
Nostalgia became a narrow shop ticket:
乡愁是一张窄窄的船票，
Here am I
我在这头，
And there, my bride.
新娘在那头。
During the later years,
后来啊，
Nostalgia turned to be a low graveyard:
乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓，
Here am I
我在外头，
And yonder, my mother.
母亲在里头。
And now at present,
而现在，
Nostalgia looms large to be a shallow channel:
乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡，
Here am I
我在这头，
And yonder, my Continent!
大陆在那头
