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鄉愁


小時候,

鄉愁是一枚小小的郵票,

我在這頭,

母親在那頭。

長大後,

鄉愁是一張窄窄的船票,

我在這頭,

新娘在那頭。

後來啊,

鄉愁是一方矮矮的墳墓,

我在外頭,

母親在裡頭。

而現在,

鄉愁是一灣淺淺的海峽,

我在這頭,

大陸在那頭。

英文譯文

When I was young,

my homesickness was a small stamp,

I was here,

my mother was there.

After growing up,

my homesickness was a narrow ticket,

I was here,

my bride was there.

Later,

my homesickness was a little tomb,

I was outside,

my mother was inside.

And now,

my homesickness is a shallow strait,

I am here,

the mainland is there.

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