When I am Dead, My Dearest
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti生于1830年卒于1894年,是一个虔诚的英国圣公会教徒(Anglican),为了其宗教信仰,Christina终生未婚,曾经有一位信奉罗马天主教的人和一个无宗教信仰的追求她,但为了宗教信仰,她都未准。比她大两岁的哥哥,Dante Rossetti也是一位诗人,是前拉斐尔兄弟会的成员之一。有人说她的爱情诗给人一种像“修女的感觉”。下面这首诗是她的一首比较有名的作品,其中包含了感情的酸甜苦辣。
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.
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