Very quietly I take my leave / K2 s6 y5 r _8 j2 U/ n) AAs quietly as I came here; ) U4 U }2 I5 d# G% p7 T& f# p2 ]
Quietly I wave good-bye - ~' d! x) U/ a+ |! m( z1 rTo the rosy clouds in the western sky. / s' F2 G3 ?) [! m9 I/ @2 c
0 h; r7 ~" }, t* w# n( @. h4 lThe golden willows by the riverside 1 v b1 B- d- \$ K6 R& R8 U2 EAre young brides in the setting sun; " V7 b% C5 ]- s& } ^! u
Their reflections on the shimmering waves ' \2 j( f+ Z" a, p7 ~1 \
Always linger in the depth of my heart. 7 ^( o( q( v' r
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The floating heart growing in the sludge 6 Y6 q2 e& {3 V5 V8 vSways leisurely under the water; ; H& n7 S, ^6 _. [6 V; KIn the gentle waves of Cambridge 8 m- @2 W4 x- B; h
I would be a water plant! 5 h# y3 T# ^5 V7 p! O& }$ b) {
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That pool under the shade of elm trees ; p5 d. n4 W( t' D
Holds not water but the rainbow from the sky; / U/ `" Z; g/ L5 g; i5 Q
Shattered to pieces among the duckweeds * `' |9 A5 X) nIs the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? 0 q8 X7 K" L4 s( ]3 m! n o) m* s0 _8 O
To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream / m2 o1 ~5 m/ B: p. j
To where the green grass is more verdant; ( d9 K6 k9 C: f% @7 b5 ?
Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight 8 `( }6 k) [& Z' YAnd sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. 9 j: Y. _* b( i
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But I cannot sing aloud 7 e. h2 U7 [# d1 v
Quietness is my farewell music; & ?1 {) c- I7 ]( i4 e) VEven summer insects heap silence for me $ g0 j6 ^+ [+ W6 ^
Silent is Cambridge tonight! : j9 r4 d |" k1 J* g* t
* |5 l: A. }. W) B2 rVery quietly I take my leave - |) W! j5 o1 `) H# J+ _1 O
As quietly as I came here; & M% J% Q7 ~6 ]7 T
Gently I flick my sleeves ( I5 H8 P1 S5 g$ pNot even a wisp of cloud will I bring away