Mama (1) 妈妈 (一)

1940's 四十年代

“Mama”   does not need a name.  For a child, mama is mama, the only mama. Not one to confuse, and no one can replace.  In peaceful years, mama is the paradise; in turbulent times, mama is the safety harbor.

“Mama”  has her own name, of course.  She has trodden all along--every foot step of it.  She knows all the toil and hardships of any life.  She clings on to any hope that life can ever have.

“妈妈” 可以不必有名字，因为在孩子的心目中，妈妈就是妈妈，只有一个，不会混淆，无可替代。在平安的日子里，妈妈是乐园；在动荡的岁月里，妈妈是安全港。

“妈妈” 当然有她的名字，有她的时代，有她走过来的路--一步步。人间有多大苦难，她都知道。人间有多少希望，她也都知道。
1940's 四十年代
The six pictures here are mom in her late teens, before marriage.  In the last two pictures, the little child by her side is my cousin (daughter of eldest uncle and aunt)
 这里的六张照片摄于妈妈结婚前。最下面两张照片妈妈身边的小孩是我的表姐(大舅和大舅妈的女儿)
mama's and papa's wedding picture of 1940
爸爸妈妈1940年的结婚照片 
me with mama and papa in 1941
 爸爸妈妈和我于1941年
me with mama and papa, (paternal) grandpa and grandma, and uncle and aunt, in 1941, on the balcony of family home
爸爸妈妈和我，及(内)祖父祖母，叔叔、姑姑，于1941年，在浸水埕老家阳台上
me with mama and papa, and (maternal) grandma, two uncles， aunt, and two cousins, in 1941，in mama's family home
爸爸妈妈和我，及外婆，舅舅(两位)、海澄姨，表姐表弟于1941年，在王公巷外婆家
I had a younger sister who died of meningitis when she was less than two years old.  Here's mama and me at her grave.
我有一个妹妹，不到两岁时死于脑膜炎。这是妈妈和我在她的坟墓上。
This is mama at father's make-shift burial site.  Father was 34 when he was killed. Mama was 28, with me 8 and my younger brother 5.
爸爸牺牲于1949年10月16日厦门解放前夕，此为在厦门港第二监狱内的临时墓葬地(后移至厦门市烈士陵园)。时爸爸34岁，妈妈28岁，我8岁，弟弟5岁。