Editor's note: This is the most widely circulated translation on the Internet, but none of them seem to say who the translator is. May Mingda advise. - Translation Teaching and Research
Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again
Farewell Cambridge
Very quietly I take my leaveAs quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-byeTo the rosy clouds in the western sky.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。
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.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。
The floating heart growing in the sludgeSways leisurely under the water; In the gentle waves of CambridgeI would be a water plant!软泥上的青荇，油油的在水底招摇；在康桥的柔波里，我甘心做一条水草！
That pool under the shade of elm treesHolds not water but the rainbow from the sky; Shattered to pieces among the duckweedsIs the sediment of a rainbow-like dream?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。
To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstreamTo where the green grass is more verdant; Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlightAnd sing aloud in the splendour of starlight.寻梦？撑一支长蒿，
Wandering towards the greener grass, loaded with a boatload of starlight, singing in the starlight.
But I cannot sing aloudQuietness is my farewell music; Even summer insects help silence for meSilent is Cambridge tonight!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！
Very quietly I take my leaveAs quietly as I came here; Gently I flick my sleevesNot even a wisp of cloud will I bring away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。