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