偶然
By Chance
Xu Zhimo 徐志摩 (1897–1931)
Republican era and after · 1926

Cold Library · Open Stacks · S-003022 · https://coldlibrary.com/s/003022
Rights: First published in 1926; the author died in 1931. Public domain by age: the author died before 1956 and the text was published before 1931. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CADAL3007797_翡冷翠的一夜.djvu (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/xu-zhimo-by-chance

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我是天空裏的一片雲，
偶爾投影在你的波心——
　　你不必訝異，
　　更無須歡喜——
在轉瞬間消滅了蹤影。

你我相逢在黑夜的海上，
你有你的，我有我的，方向；
　　你記得也好，
　　最好你忘掉，
在這交會時互放的光亮！

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我是天空里的一片云，
偶尔投影在你的波心——
　　你不必讶异，
　　更无须欢喜——
在转瞬间消灭了踪影。

你我相逢在黑夜的海上，
你有你的，我有我的，方向；
　　你记得也好，
　　最好你忘掉，
在这交会时互放的光亮！

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

I am a cloud in the sky,
casting my shadow by chance on the heart of your waves.
You need not be surprised,
still less be glad:
in an instant the shadow is gone.

We met on the sea in the dark of night,
you with your way and I with mine.
You may remember,
better still, forget
the light we gave each other as we passed.