Cambridge is the seat of the famous Cambridge University in the UK.
"Farewell Cambridge" is a popular poem by the modern poet Xu Zhimo and a representative work of Crescent Poetry. The whole poem uses the ups and downs of emotions when bidding farewell to Cambridge as a clue to express the deep affection for farewell to Cambridge. The language is light and soft, and the form is exquisite and mature. The poet uses the technique of alternating virtuality and reality to depict flowing pictures, forming a wonderful artistic conception everywhere.
The poet studied here from October 1920 to August 1922. The Kangqiao period was a turning point in Xu Zhimo's life. The poet once stated in "The Preface to the Collection of Tigers": Before the age of 24, his interest in poetry was far less than his interest in the theory of relativity or the theory of folk conventions. It was the water of the Cam River that opened the poet's mind and awakened the poet's destiny that had been dormant in his heart for a long time. ?
The whole poem (excerpt) is as follows:
Gently I leave, just as I came lightly;
I wave gently to say goodbye Clouds in the western sky.
The golden willows by the river are the bride in the sunset;
The beautiful shadows in the ripples of light are rippling in my heart.
Extended information:
This poem was written by Xu Zhimo on his way back from his third trip to Europe. The time was November 6, 1928, and the location was Shanghai, China. One summer day at the end of July, after he stayed one night at the home of the British philosopher Russell, without informing anyone in advance, he quietly came to Cambridge to find his British friend.
Unfortunately, none of his British friends were there. Only Cambridge, which he was familiar with, was waiting for him silently. Scenes of his past life unfolded before his eyes again... because he was pressed for time at the time. , and rushed to meet another British friend, so I did not record this emotional event.
On his way home from Marseille by boat, facing the turbulent sea and the vast sky, he took out a piece of paper and wrote down his personal feelings about returning to Cambridge.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Farewell to Cambridge