Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Saying 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! (more…)