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〔 乡 愁 〕

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.

《乡愁》其它译本

Homesick

赵俊华译

As a boy,

I was homesick for a tiny stamp,

I was here,

Mom lived alone over there.

When grow up,

I was homesick for a small ship ticket.

I was here

My bride remained over there.

Later on, I was homesick for a little tomb.

I was here,

Mother rested over there.

And today, I am homesick for a shallow strait,

I am here,

The Mainland lies over there.

Nostalgia

杨钟琰译

When I was a child,

Nostalgia seemed a small stamp:

Here am I and there my mother.

Then I was a grown-up,

Nostalgia became a traveling ticket

Here am I and there my bride.

During the later years

Nostalgia turned to be a graveyard

Here am I and yonder my mother.

And now at present，

Nostalgia looms large to be a channel

Here am I

and yonder my continent!

My Homesickness

朱曼华译

During my childhood,

My homesickness was a small stamp,

To mail to my mother far away,

From which I stay.

When I grew up,

It changed into a shipping ticket,

A little bit narrow,

To help me sail meet my bride by boat.

And then,

My homesickness turned into a lower tomb.

Outside the tomb I was standing dumb,

Inside it my mother lived as her home.

But now,

My homesickness means the sea beach is shallow.

Still I am on this shore instead of the mainland shore,

Though the sea strait is narrow.

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