原文小时候, 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。英文译文 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. 余光中,祖籍福建永春,1928年10月21日生于江苏南京,在秣陵路小学读书(原崔八巷小学1947年入金陵大学外语系(后转入厦门大学,1948年随父母迁香港,次年赴台,就读于台湾大学外文系。1952年毕业。1953年,与覃子豪,钟鼎文等共创“蓝星”诗社。后赴美进修,获爱荷华大学艺术硕士学位。返台后任师大、政大、台大及香港中文大学教授,现任台湾中山大学文学院院长。2012年4月担任澳门大学“住校作家”。