I have crossed an ocean I have lost my tongue from the root of the old one a new one has sprung.

I have crossed an ocean I have lost my tongue from the root of the old one a new one has sprung.

我跨越了一个海洋，我失去了我的舌头，从旧的那根开始，新的那根又长出来了。

-- Grace Nichols 格雷斯·尼科尔斯