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My Homesickness was a Small Stamp

本帖最后由 williamzhang 于 2015-2-28 07:45 编辑

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.

http://baike.baidu.com/link?url= ... 388lyMXLG2_MXIW7q#1

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。
William Zhang
PO Box 600722
Newtonville, MA 02460
USA
Member of CSS

为了你.我同父亲那样.为你的思想同未来而默默担心
为了你.我同母亲那样.为你的吃饭同干净而天天劳累
为了你.我好无奈.可惜这是现实.
谁都没有办法知道自己的孩子
会走向哪里......
为了你.我真的没有办法了吗?
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本帖最后由 hart 于 2015-3-1 03:22 编辑

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.
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本帖最后由 williamzhang 于 2015-2-28 08:07 编辑

回复 2# hart

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
Member of CSS

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good!
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本帖最后由 hart 于 2015-3-2 09:56 编辑

回复 1# williamzhang


   

乡愁对我而言永远是一条线:


是一条亲情的线,儿子这头的我,掂挂家乡的父母,

是一条时间的线,今天这头的我,回忆昨天的童年,

是一条距离的线,地球这头的我,想念远方的家乡,

是一条牵心的线,天涯这头的我,心系咫尺的故土

是一条梦中的线,常常把我带回童年,送回家乡。


于2015年春节

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