saying good-bye to cambridge again

--by xu zhimo

再别康桥 徐志摩

　　very quietly i take my leave

　　as quietly as i came here;

　　quietly i wave good-bye

　　to the rosy clouds in the western sky.

　　the golden willows by the riverside

　　are young brides in the setting sun;

　　their reflections on the shimmering waves

　　always linger in the depth of my heart.

　　the floating heart growing in the sludge

　　sways leisurely under the water;

　　in the gentle waves of cambridge

　　i would be a water plant!

　　that pool under the shade of elm trees

　　holds not water but the rainbow from the sky;

　　shattered to pieces among the duckweeds

　　is the sediment of a rainbow-like dream?

　　to seek a dream? just to pole a boat upstream

　　to where the green grass is more verdant;

　　or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight

　　and sing aloud in the splendor of starlight.

　　but i cannot sing aloud

　　quietness is my farewell music;

　　even summer insects heap silence for me

　　silent is cambridge tonight!

　　very quietly i take my leave

　　as quietly as i came here;

　　gently i flick my sleeves

　　not even a wisp of cloud will i bring away

　　help:

　　rosy: adj.蔷薇色的, 玫瑰红色的

　　shimmering: adj.微微发亮的

　　sludge: n.软泥, 淤泥, 矿泥, 煤泥

　　leisurely: adv.从容不迫

　　duckweeds: n.