Very quietly I take my leave , y) s, H- T) h# t' bAs quietly as I came here; # B+ m w# e' rQuietly I wave good-bye % B Z. g: O! s7 c% ~To the rosy clouds in the western sky. 7 d( r3 e y5 i4 w : U! h( f0 V; G" v: M# C2 }9 z% R, bThe golden willows by the riverside 7 \2 m/ `; l! X; o
Are young brides in the setting sun; 6 ]. H; A5 w. b+ I6 z+ p! r
Their reflections on the shimmering waves ' }7 B9 @9 n+ C( E* C* MAlways linger in the depth of my heart. - Y- G) M5 K( y7 `; E! X( t t. F
, H9 J* [8 e7 i a- _The floating heart growing in the sludge # O: `" ]8 K% q' N" f
Sways leisurely under the water; ( m, w% T; D w+ k0 Z O
In the gentle waves of Cambridge + I1 A* [. V& e8 ?; P' r
I would be a water plant! 3 H& |3 f1 K( M6 w
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That pool under the shade of elm trees % Z4 x: M4 K! Y1 o3 bHolds not water but the rainbow from the sky; 7 S I1 h# f9 n; ^: VShattered to pieces among the duckweeds " Q9 a) u8 q$ C! [' G( Q0 H: jIs the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? ' Y0 B! _3 y& f# E 6 j- C' U5 a0 F9 P8 C8 u+ C: `To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream 0 f& T" L5 w2 O# Z7 uTo where the green grass is more verdant; 5 ]1 B- d) C9 a
Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight ; E0 E# O- W5 w: y8 J
And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. : `- z" J) k7 k! a9 x
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But I cannot sing aloud " w: ~8 E$ ?" G, V
Quietness is my farewell music; 1 [* o& p+ p* R/ L9 @Even summer insects heap silence for me 4 {1 `0 A p" q5 c$ f& JSilent is Cambridge tonight! 7 [; V. y" V& P! H+ K; M/ F, M
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Very quietly I take my leave ! M* y2 k' m: [/ Q2 ~1 M! I! L+ S
As quietly as I came here; 2 N7 u1 y9 p( n1 o$ b* w3 l
Gently I flick my sleeves $ O4 I% [' z4 F: RNot even a wisp of cloud will I bring away