Saying good-bye to Cambridge again-by Xu Zhimo

Saying good-bye to Cambridge again -- by Xu Zhimo

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 wocould 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

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word:
quiet: Quiet, calm
shimmer: shimmer
sludge: Soft Mud, silt
leisurely: calm
plant: plants, crops, factories, workshops, and plants
shade: Shadow, shadow, and shadow.
rainbow: Rainbow
Sediment: sediment, deposition
pole: Rod, Rod, magnetic pole. Support.
verdant: green, green, unfamiliar, and inexperienced
Splendor: Brilliant, spectacular
farewell: quit, and then
sleeves: sleeves
insect: worms
Flick: flick, gently fl
wisp: Small handle, small bundle.