1982
Song
Composed by 
Simon Sargon
Simon Sargon Text by 
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti Bitter for Sweet Song Collection
"Song" is the fourth song of Simon Sargon's song cycle Bitter For Sweet, which sets six poems of Christina Rossetti.
Sheet music for Mr. Sargon's songs is available directly through the composer by contacting the following address: info@simonsargon.com.
The audio selection provided features Eric Halfvarson, bass, and Simon Sargon, piano. Used with the permission of the composer.
Text
When I Am Dead, My Dearest
by Christina Rossetti
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.
Related Information
Audio
“Song” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)2:45