From the recording 回乡“Hui Xiang” - Returning to village
Lyrics
Tang Poem - Returning to village by He zi-chang
Left home when I was young, and returning an old man,
Even though still speak my local dialect (accent), but with much less hair now,
Ran into kids I never met,
Smiling, they asked where I am from ?
For years I have often been away from home,
Been through a lot of ups and downs with people,
Only the mirror-like lake outside the front door,
Ripples still look the same under the Spring breeze.
少(shao)小(xiao)离(ni)家(jia)老(lao)大(da)回(hui)，
乡(xian)音(yi)无(wu)改(gai)鬓(bing)毛(mao)衰(shuai。
儿(re)童(tong)相(xiang)见(jian)不(bu)相(xiang)识(si)，
笑(xiao)问(wen)客(Ke)从(cong)何(he)处(chu)来(lai)。
离(li)别(bie)家(jia)乡(xiang)岁(shui)月(yue)多(Duo)，
近(jin)来(lai)人(ren)事(shi)半(ban)消(xiao)磨(mo)。
惟(wei)有(you)门(men)前(qian)镜(jing)湖(hu)水(shui)，
春(chueng)风(feng)不(bu)改(gai)旧(jou)时(shi)波(bo)。