回乡偶书·其一

Returning Home, No. 1 · 贺知章 · 唐

少shào小xiǎo离lí家jiā老lǎo大dà回huí

乡xiāng音yīn无wú改gǎi鬓bìn毛máo衰shuāi

儿ér童tóng相xiāng见jiàn不bù相xiāng识shí

笑xiào问wèn客kè从cóng何hé处chù来lái

少shào小xiǎo離lí家jiā老lǎo大dà回huí

鄉xiāng音yīn無wú改gǎi鬢bìn毛máo衰shuāi

兒ér童tóng相xiāng見jiàn不bù相xiāng識shí

笑xiào問wèn客kè從cóng何hé處chù來lái

Young when I left home, old when I return;

My local accent remains, but the hair at my temples has thinned.

The children see me yet do not know me;

Smiling, they ask where this visitor has come from.

注释与阅读提示

“少小”shào xiǎo，“鬓”bìn。本版“衰”沿用源稿shuāi，古音另有cuī；不认识归人不是拒绝他。

年轻时离开家乡，年老后回来，乡音还在，头发已经改变。村里的孩子不认识他，笑着问客人从哪里来。熟悉家乡与陌生相遇形成了复杂感受。

诗人：贺知章，唐代诗人，字季真。他写久别归乡时，熟悉的乡音与孩子陌生的问候相遇。