北京湾

北京湾，北京湾！
我又要扬帆远航……
在你的不冻港里，
我已停泊得太长。

你温暖的潮水，
把我船身涤荡，
你有力的双手，
补好龙骨的暗伤。

在白日的海上，
怀想你林立的风樯；
银夜月明如水，
思念你粲笑的灯光。

祝福我吧，北京湾！
我又要扬帆远航--
等破万里浪归来，
带回一帆风，一帆歌唱。

1957年3月12日
（选自《献给历史的情歌》）

BEIJING BAY

Beijing Bay, Beijing Bay!
Again I am setting sail, far, far away…
In your ice-free port,
I have been harboured too long.

Your warm tide washed clean
the body of my ship
Your powerful hands repaired
the wound in the keel.

On the sea in daytime, I kept thinking about
the forest of sails;
In the silvery night the moon shone cold like water
and I kept reminiscing about your smiling lights.

Bless me, Beijing Bay!
Again I am setting sail, far, far away…
Till I come back from sailing all these thousands of miles,
Bringing back winds and songs.

Composed on March 12, 1957,
selected from "Love Songs Devoted to History"
(Translated by Chen Yulin)