When I am Dead, My Dearest
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti生于1830年卒于1894年,是一個虔誠的英國圣公會教徒(Anglican),為了其宗教信仰,Christina終生未婚,曾經(jīng)有一位信奉羅馬天主教的人和一個無宗教信仰的追求她,但為了宗教信仰,她都未準。比她大兩歲的哥哥,Dante Rossetti也是一位詩人,是前拉斐爾兄弟會的成員之一。有人說她的愛情詩給人一種像“修女的感覺”。下面這首詩是她的一首比較有名的作品,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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