再别康桥－英文版

Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here;

Quietly I wave goodbye 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 floatingheart 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 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 starlightAnd sing aloud in the splendour of starlight.

 But I cannot sing aloud Quietness is my farewell music;

Even summer insects heep 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