轻轻的我走了，正如我轻轻的来;我轻轻的招手，作别西天的云彩。----那河畔的金柳，是夕阳中的新娘;波光里的艳影，在我的心头荡漾。----软泥上的青荇⑴，油油的在水底招摇⑵;在康河的柔波里，我甘心做一条水草!----那榆荫下的一潭，不是清泉，是天上虹;揉碎在浮藻间，沉淀着彩虹似的梦。----寻梦?撑一支长篙⑶，向青草更青处漫溯⑷;满载一船星辉，在星辉斑斓里放歌。----但我不能放歌，悄悄是别离的笙箫;夏虫也为我沉默，沉默是今晚的康桥!----悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的来;我挥一挥衣袖，不带走一片云彩。[1]
字词注释编辑⑴青荇(xìng)：多年生草本植物，叶子略呈圆形，浮在水面，根生在水底，花黄色。⑵招摇：这里有“逍遥”之意。⑶篙(gāo)：用竹竿或杉木等制成的撑船工具。⑷溯(sù)：逆着水流的方向走。
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英语译文：Very quietly I take my leaveAs quietly as I came here;Quietly I wave good-byeTo the rosy clouds in the western sky.The golden willows by the riversideAre young brides in the setting sun;Their reflections on the shimmering wavesAlways linger in the depth of my heart.The floating heart growing the sludgeSways leisurely under the water;In the gentle waves of CambridgeI would be a water plant!That pool under the shade of elm treesHolds not water but the rainbow from the sky;Shattered to pieces among the duck weedsIs the sediment of a rainbow-like dream?To 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 splendor of starlight.But I can’t sing aloudQuietness is my farewell music;Even summer insects heap silence for meSilent is Cambridge tonight!Very quietly I leftAs quietly as I came here;Gently I flick my sleevesNot even a wisp of cloud will I bring away[2]