English translation (AI-generated)

Two in the morning. The stillness of night, the parting of people.
With a great roar,
the plane leaps into the air, rushing toward an unknown road ahead.
We, at this moment,
are lonely islands in the night sky,
each bound for its own course.

Through security, filling forms, checking luggage, rummaging through cases,
searching in a frazzled panic, rushing with a heart on fire.
At the bend by the border control,
I turned my head to look —
and met my parents’ long, lingering gaze.

Running, running, running in anxious haste,
at the last moment I rushed onto the plane,
and recklessly
bade farewell to my homeland.
The plane,
with a single scream —
and the lone goose beat its wings and sailed far away.
From this day on,
I am a stranger in a strange land,
wandering silently on unfamiliar soil.

Ah, once gone, when will I ever return to my homeland?
I do not know what journey lies ahead,
but I will surely seize the hope that rises.

I am not alone.
My parents, my friends, my motherland, my homeland —
all that my heart holds dear will stay by my side.
Your voices and faces will echo forever in my heart.

Fuzhou,
when next I see you, what will you look like, I wonder?
May you flourish and prosper in the days to come,
may you be forever at peace and well.
Remember: you are the place I love most.
Farewell, homeland.

20 September 2021, on the flight from Beijing to Brussels

凌晨两点。夜的寂静，人的离别
伴随一声巨响，
飞机腾空而起，奔向未知的前方
我们此刻
是夜空中的孤岛
将去往各自的航向

过安检，填表格，查行李，翻箱子
焦头烂额地寻找，心急如焚地奔忙
待到边检拐弯处，
回头一看，
相遇的是父母久久的凝望

奔跑，奔跑，焦急地奔跑
在最后一刻冲进飞机，
鲁莽地
告别了家乡
飞机
一声呼啸
孤雁从此振翅，远航
从此，
我便是异乡异客，
在陌生的土地上默默地流浪

啊，这一去，何时才能回到家乡？
我不知道，将来会踏上怎样的旅程，
但我一定会抓住升起的希望

我并不是孤身一人
我的父母，我的朋友，我的祖国，我的家乡
我心头牵挂的，都将待在我的身旁
你们的音容将永远在我心头回荡

福州，
不知道下次看见你，你将会是什么模样？
希望你今后繁荣昌盛，
希望你永远和平安康
记住，你是我最爱的地方
再见家乡

2021年9月20日 北京前往布鲁塞尔飞机上