贺知章《回乡偶书·其一》英文版

《回乡偶书·其一》
A pair of back hometown notes, No. 1

作者：贺知章
He Zhi-Zhang

英文翻译：忒绿


少小离家老大回，
A youngster left, an old-timer when return

乡音无改鬓毛衰。
unchanged accent, but hair’s grayed and lost. 

儿童相见不相识，
kids look at me wondering who I am

笑问客从何处来。
Smile and ask from where comes the guest

 

[忒绿]

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]

我看的一个版本是“儿孙相见不相识”。感觉上“儿孙”更合乎逻辑一些。“儿童” - 别人家的小孩当然不认识你呀。