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