Very quietly I take my leave ' `0 }( v% N) y2 sAs quietly as I came here; . |4 a' e: h/ b# {" Z# hQuietly I wave good-bye % B% S2 {, L2 Z6 t- b; O+ e1 i: S- V6 aTo the rosy clouds in the western sky. : j# d! ]# I) P, Z; k4 I / H) ?1 {; w8 kThe golden willows by the riverside 9 N% y) }# R& ? ~Are young brides in the setting sun; 5 ]* h: R) q4 L" @) @" C
Their reflections on the shimmering waves ( T1 J4 P" ]' i4 ^
Always linger in the depth of my heart. 6 ]! A; O8 \( r( E1 [ : K" W0 F G% F9 m6 xThe floating heart growing in the sludge 1 ^+ N% ~. X2 t' {4 h v+ QSways leisurely under the water; S5 W9 [. ]+ E, n5 [
In the gentle waves of Cambridge / X/ s J# f- F" P) G9 G' S8 F0 U
I would be a water plant! 5 |9 n7 ?8 d0 q8 h; m. ^. b; r! B& ~1 J' H
That pool under the shade of elm trees 3 U# J) L( w0 z+ o/ V
Holds not water but the rainbow from the sky; $ o, x% x; ^: f2 R+ M! }9 K7 n5 A
Shattered to pieces among the duckweeds 2 S2 p5 ]4 L' m3 q; A6 {Is the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? 5 K; l( Y8 k: W* }, ~- i3 I9 [4 S: }: ]+ s y! }& l$ k- C
To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream ' C0 S- _# U' S Y) t( B
To where the green grass is more verdant; ! w. L2 Z3 x1 f7 j! F( K; j8 u9 O
Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight 1 W) y/ F, M. S6 W
And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. * t* S8 v8 l& A1 y% k) f' M$ ?, y
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But I cannot sing aloud ) l: Y6 }3 d8 ?# hQuietness is my farewell music;/ o/ Q) { Q7 w: U: x6 g
Even summer insects heap silence for me & ~6 G* x) t$ }% l0 O9 x) P
Silent is Cambridge tonight! , M5 ~0 W' k! e; Z. A& g x ~+ m, d q& j7 @3 T# ?$ F$ m8 d. eVery quietly I take my leave 8 s6 `/ p3 C4 N
As quietly as I came here; " M6 B% O4 }6 W/ \
Gently I flick my sleeves ! ^+ Z# f" f; F
Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away