轻轻的我走了，
正如我轻轻的来；
我轻轻的招手，
作别西天的云彩。
那河畔的金柳，
是夕阳中的新娘；
波光里的艳影，
在我的心头荡漾。
软泥上的青荇，
油油的在水底招摇；
在康河的柔波里，
我甘心做一条水草！
那榆荫下的一潭，
不是清泉，是天上虹；
揉碎在浮藻间，
沉淀着彩虹似的梦。
寻梦？撑一支长篙，
向青草更青处漫溯；
满载一船星辉，
在星辉斑斓里放歌。
但我不能放歌，
悄悄是别离的笙箫；
夏虫也为我沉默，
沉默是今晚的康桥！
悄悄的我走了，
正如我悄悄的来；
我挥一挥衣袖，
不带走一片云彩。
The Cambridge University
by Xu Zhimo
Gently I take my leave as gently I came;
Gently I wave goodbye to the western sky's glow.
The golden willows by the riverside are brides in the sunset;
Their reflections shimmer in the ripples of the gentle waves.
In the soft mud, the green water plants sway cheerfully;
I would willingly be a weed in the soft ripples of the Cam River!
Under the shade of the elm trees lies a pool;
It is not clear spring water but a rainbow from the heavens;
Torn apart in the duckweed, it holds dreams like rainbows.
To seek the dream? I row with a long pole,
Seeking further into the greener grasses;
Loaded with a boat full of starlight,
I sing in the dazzling starlight.
But I cannot sing;
Silence is the sound of parting flutes;
Even summer insects keep silent for me;
Silent is tonight's Cambridge Bridge!
Quietly I take my leave as quietly I came;
I wave my sleeves and take no cloud with me.
