乡愁四韵
余光中
给我一瓢长江水啊长江水,
酒一样的长江水。
醉酒的滋味,
是乡愁的滋味,
给我一瓢长江水啊长江水。
给我一掌海棠红啊海棠红,
血一样的海棠红。
沸血的烧痛,
是乡愁的烧痛,
给我一掌海棠红啊海棠红。
给我一片雪花白啊雪花白,
信一样的雪花白。
家信的等待,
是乡愁的等待,
给我一片雪花白啊雪花白。
给我一朵腊梅香啊腊梅香,
母亲一样的腊梅香。
母亲的芬芳,
是乡土的芬芳,
给我一朵腊梅香啊腊梅香。
Homesickness(4 Stanzas)
Yu Guangzhong
Give me a spoonful of water from the River Blue,
Sweet as the brew.
Intoxicating,it will make me rue
For my homeland along the River Blue.
Give me a crab-apple flower red,
As red as blood when one is bled,
As painful as homesick tears I shed.
Oh,give me a crab-apple flower red!
Give me a snow-flake white,
As white as the paper of home letter I write.
I wait for the reply day and night.
Oh,give me a snow-flake white.
Give me a fragrant mume flower,
As fragrant as my mother’s bower.
My mother’s fragrance makes me homesick from hour to hour.
Oh,give me a fragrant mume flower!