賀知章《回鄉偶書·其一》英文版

《回鄉偶書·其一》
A pair of back hometown notes, No. 1

作者：賀知章
He Zhi-Zhang

英文翻譯：忒綠


少小離家老大回，
A youngster left, an old-timer when return

鄉音無改鬢毛衰。
unchanged accent, but hair’s grayed and lost. 

兒童相見不相識，
kids look at me wondering who I am

笑問客從何處來。
Smile and ask from where comes the guest

 

[忒綠]

Fled with tender foot returned with ache,Kept my tongue but not my mane.Children came and a stranger in sight,Would you tell where you came.

[ID的D主]

我看的一個版本是“兒孫相見不相識”。感覺上“兒孫”更合乎邏輯一些。“兒童” - 別人家的小孩當然不認識你呀。