Remember by Christina Rossetti

the movie "Possession" might be loosely based on her life. 

 

Remember

 

Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)

 

Remember me when I am gone away,

Gone far away into the silent land;

When you can no more hold me by the hand,

Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.

Remember me when no more day by day

You tell me of our future that you planned:

Only remember me; you understand

It will be late to counsel then or pray.

Yet if you should forget me for a while

And afterwards remember, do not grieve:

For if the darkness and corruption leave

A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,

Better by far you should forget and smile

Than that you should remember and be sad.

 

思念

 

请思念我当我远走,

去那片遥远的静土;

当你不能再把我的手握住,

我也不能选择去留。

请思念我当你不再日复一日

讲着心中我们的未来:

只要思念就好;你明白

忠告和祈祷已是太迟。

即使有一刻你把我遗忘

再又思念, 不要悲叹:

因为假如腐蚀和黑暗

让我的心思只留残迹,

你该忘掉我而去欢畅 

总好过沉于思念和悲戚。

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