兩字之差的《鄉愁》英譯

《鄉 愁》  餘光中
 
小時候 * 鄉愁是一枚小小的郵票 * 我在這頭 * 母親在那頭
長大後 * 鄉愁是一張窄窄的船票 * 我在這頭 * 新娘在那頭
後來啊 * 鄉愁是一方矮矮的墳墓 * 我在外頭 * 母親在裏頭
而現在 * 鄉愁是一灣淺淺的海峽 * 我在這頭 * 大陸在那頭

《Nostalgia》    原譯：楊鍾琰 
 
When I was a child,
Nostalgia seemed a small stamp:
"Here am I
and there my mother."
 
Then I was a grown-up,
Nostalgia became a traveling ticket:
"Here am I
And there my spouse."   （原譯是 Bride）
 
During the later years
Nostalgia turned to be a graveyard:
"Here am I
And yonder my mother."
 
And now at present
Nostalgia looms large to be a channel:
"Here am I
and yonder my mainland!"   （原譯是 Continent）"