Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong [Photo by Zang Lei/Asianewsphoto]
Well-known Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong died on Thursday at the age of 90, according to Taiwan-based media udn.com.
Yu was in hospital after suffering a stroke and had pulmonary infection.
Yu, a famous litterateur, poet and proser, was born in Nanjing city of Jiangsu province in 1928 and then moved to Taiwan province. Yu dedicated half a century to literary creation and his masterpiece Nostalgia has generated much resonance among ethnic Chinese around the world.
Let's take a look at the English version of Yu Guangzhong's Nostalgia.
Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong and his wife. [Photo by Hu Meidong/Asianewsphoto]
Nostalgia
by Yu Guangzhong
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 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 Continent!
