还记得2015年中央电视台春节联欢晚会上，雷佳演唱了由诗歌改编的歌曲《乡愁》吗？这一曲，让多少人潸然泪下。《乡愁》是诗人余光中所作的一首现代诗。诗歌表达了对故乡恋恋不舍的一份情怀。诗歌中更体现了诗人余光中期待中华民族早日统一的美好愿望。

全诗如下：

       乡愁

            余光中

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。

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这里还有英文译版的《乡愁》，用英文朗诵也别有一番风味。

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.