Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again
—by Xu Zhimo
《再别康桥》是徐志摩脍炙人口的诗作。1928年秋天，作者最后一次重访英国剑桥(旧译康桥)，乘船返回中国，途经中国南海时，把剑桥的景色和缅怀之情融入诗中，表达了告别剑桥的淡淡哀愁。
Very quietly I take my leave，
As quietly as I came here；
Quietly I wave goodbye，
To the rosy(玫瑰色的) clouds in the western sky．
The golden willows(柳树) by the riverside，
Are young brides in the setting sun；
Their reflections on the shimmering(闪烁) waves，
Always linger(逗留) 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(碎裂) to pieces among the duckweeds，
Is the sediment of a rainbowlike dream．
To seek a dream？Just to pole a boat upstream，
To where the green grass is more verdant(嫩绿的)；
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 keep 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．
