Saying Good-bye to Cambridge AgainVery quietly I take my leaveAs quietly as I came hereTo the rosy clouds in the western skyThe golden willows by the riversideAre young brides in the setting sunTheir reflections on the shimmering wavesAlways linger in the depth of my heartThe floating heart growing in the sludgeSways leisurely under the waterIn the gentle waves of CambridgeThat pool under the shade of elm treesHolds not water but the rainbow from the skyShattered to pieces among the duckweedsIs the sediment of a rainbow-like dreamTo seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstreamTo where the green grass is more verdantOr to have the boat fully loaded with starlightAnd sing aloud in the splendour of starlightQuietness is my farewell musicEven summer insects help silence for meSilent is Cambridge tonightVery quietly I take my leaveAs quietly as I came hereGently I flick my sleevesNot even a wisp of cloud will I bring away
