Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again --- by Xu Zhimo 再别康桥 徐志摩

轻轻的我走了，     Very quietly I take my leave
正如我轻轻的来；   As quietly as I came here;
我轻轻的招手， 　  Quietly I wave good-bye
作别西天的云彩。   To the rosy clouds in the western sky.
那河畔的金柳 　    The golden willows by the riverside
是夕阳中的新娘     Are young brides in the setting sun;
波光里的艳影， 　  Their reflections on the shimmering waves
在我的心头荡漾。   Always linger in the depth of my heart.
软泥上的青荇，     The floating heart growing in the sludge
油油的在水底招摇； Sways leisurely under the water;
在康河的柔波里，   In the gentle waves of Cambridge
我甘心做一条水草   I would be a water plant!
那榆荫下的一潭，   That pool under the shade of elm trees
不是清泉，是天上虹 Holds not water but the rainbow from the sky;
揉碎在浮藻间       Shattered to pieces among the duckweeds
沉淀着彩虹似的梦。 Is the sediment of a rainbow-like dream?
寻梦？ 撑一支长篙，To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream
向青草更青处漫溯， To where the green grass is more verdant;
满载一船星辉，     Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight
在星辉斑斓里放歌   And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight.
但我不能放歌，     But I cannot sing aloud
悄悄是别离的笙箫； Quietness is my farewell music;
夏虫也为我沉默，   Even summer insects keep silence for me
沉默是今晚的康桥！ Silent is Cambridge tonight!
悄悄的我走了，     Very quietly I take my leave
正如我悄悄的来；   As quietly as I came here;
我挥一挥衣袖，     Gently I flick my sleeves
不带走一片云彩。   Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away