When I am dead,my dearest by Christina Georgina Rosetti (1830-1094) When I am dead,my dearest Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget. I shall not see the shadows, I shall not feel the rain; I shall not hear the nightingale Sing on, as if in pain: And dreaming through the twilight That doth not rise nor set, Haply I may remember, And haply may forget. When I am dead,my dearest Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget.

A Folksong about Love and Death. The English Poet Christina Rosetti(1830-1894)is well known by writing of assorted lyrics,mostly consist of religious themes and the death. (c)2008 Marijan P.Horvat Music by Marijan