Saying Goodbye to Cambridge--by xu zhimo

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 bridges 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 bridge.
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 starlight.
And sing aloud in the splendour of starlight.

But I cannot sing aloud:
Quietness is my farewell music;
Even summer insects keep silence for me:
Silent is Cambridge tonight!

Very quietly I take my leave,
As quietly as I came here;
Gently I flick my sleeves;
ot even a wisp of cloud will I bring away.