乡愁

When I was a child，

Nostalgia（怀旧） seemed a tiny stamp，

“Here was I

And there ... my mother.”

Then I was a grown⁃up，

Nostalgia became a small ship ticket，

“Here was I

And there ... my bride.”

During the later years，

Nostalgia turned to be a little tomb，

“Here was I

And yonder（在那边） ... my mother.”

And today，

Nostalgia looms large to be a shallow strait，

“Here am I

And yonder ... my motherland！”

小时候，

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。

后来啊，

乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓，

我在外头，

母亲在里头。

而现在，

乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡，

我在这头，

大陆在那头。