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Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again——再别康桥
by Xu Zhimo 徐志摩
Very quietly I take my leave
As quietly as I came here;
Quietly I wave good-bye
To the rosy clouds in the western sky.
The golden willows by the riverside
Are young brides in the setting sun;
Their reflections on the shimmering waves
Always linger in the depth of my heart.
The floatingheart growing in the sludge
Sways leisurely under the water;
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 heep silence for me
Silent is Cambridge tonight!
Very quietly I take my leave
As quietly as I came here;
Gently I flick my sleeves
Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away
by Xu Zhimo 徐志摩
Very quietly I take my leave
As quietly as I came here;
Quietly I wave good-bye
To the rosy clouds in the western sky.
The golden willows by the riverside
Are young brides in the setting sun;
Their reflections on the shimmering waves
Always linger in the depth of my heart.
The floatingheart growing in the sludge
Sways leisurely under the water;
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 heep silence for me
Silent is Cambridge tonight!
Very quietly I take my leave
As quietly as I came here;
Gently I flick my sleeves
Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away
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- Reply danielrayslee
- Very quietly I walked out of your life
As quietly as I encountered you the destined day
Quietly I shedded down my tears
I will never see you again.
No more beautiful poems
Xu Zhimo went to Cambridge not to pursue his further studies, but just to have a great time, fool around in such a holy university.
He wrote down poems, such as this one, and he wrote down a lotta poems with Cambridge as the theme, why, cos the Chinese girl, a beautiful one, loved this bridge, that's why he centered on the topic of romantic cambridge.
Beautiful poems but lousy life, he married the girl through a means of displaying his literature wits, also his money. But living together, the girl was not happy, the poet was not that romantic, and they ended up in a tragic way
- Reply Janice
- danielrayslee: Very quietly I walked out of your lifeXu has encoutered so many girls and he got married twice..Which girl do you mean？Zhang Youyi？
As quietly as I encountered you the destined day
Quietly I shedded down my tears
I will never see you again.
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- Reply Janice
- Beautiful poem. But I like the original one better.Transaltion has made disappear its original favor ，such as rhythm and rhyme.
- Reply danielrayslee
- Janice: Xu has encoutered so many girls and he got married twice..Which girl do you mean？Zhang Youyi？Zhang, is she the one studying together with Xu in Cambridge?If she is, then maybe she is the one I mean. I don't quite think his peoms are romantic,
But when I am talking with Janice, my teacher,I think I am more romantic, in a way
- Reply Janice
- danielrayslee: Zhang, is she the one studying together with Xu in Cambridge?If she is, then maybe she is the one I mean. I don't quite think his peoms are romantic,Lin has studied together with Xu in cambridge.But they have never got married.Lu has got married with him and their marriage ended in a tragic way.But have they studied together in cambridge？Really got puzzled.....
- Reply danielrayslee
- Janice: Lin has studied together with Xu in cambridge.But they have never got married.Lu has got married with him and their marriage ended in a tragic way.ButWhat a nasty guy. But I am not like that, don't worry
- Reply danielrayslee
- Janice:
is for Xu Zhimo, and is for me?
