Recently I just learned a poem from the following Baidu website, and I am deeply impressed by the poem written by Yu Guang Zhong (余光中）who is from Taiwan, China.
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.
(The original poem in Chinese)
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。
I try to translate, maybe it is not original meaning because never I have thought my homesickness in English.
The homesickness is an endless line in my heart:
It’s a family line: as a son, worrying about my parents
It’s a time line: in my middle age, recalling my childhood
It’s a distance line: living in the South Hemisphere, missing my hometown far away
It’s a connecting line: no matter where being, my heart tied to China
It’s a line in my dreams, often bringing me home to be with my family and taking me back to my childhood.
Excellent! This is my first time to read such a good poem written by a member of Hua You Wang. It would be greatly appreciated if you or someone can translate it into English.
William Zhang
PO Box 600722
Newtonville, MA 02460
USA
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发表于 2015-2-28 06:38
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