乡愁
---余光中
小时侯
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
后来呵
乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓
我在外头 母亲呵在里头
而现在
乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡
我在这头 大陆在那头
Nostalgia
By Yu Guangzhon
When I was a boy
Nostalgia was a tiny stamp
I was at this end My mother at that
When I grew up
Nostalgia was a slim steamer ticket I was at this end My bride at that
Years later
Nostalgia was a squatty tomb I was out this side My mother was in that
And now
Nostalgia is a shallow strait I am at this shore Mainland is at that
