When I am dead, my dearest
当我死去时，我最亲爱的
Sing no sad songs for me
别为我哀歌悲切
Plant thou no roses at my head
我的墓前不要栽玫瑰
Nor shady cypress tree
也不要柏树茂密
Be the green grass above me
愿绿茵覆盖我的身躯
With showers and dewdrops wet
沾着湿润的灵珠雨水
And if thou wilt, remember
假如你愿意，就把我怀念
And if thou wilt, forget
假如你不愿意，就把我忘却
I shall not see the shadows
我不会重见那荫影
I shall not feel the rain
不会感觉雨天来临
I shall not hear the nightiagale
我不会听见夜莺
Sing on,as if in pain
一声声仿佛哀鸣
And dreaming throughth twilight
我置身梦境，在朦胧的黎明
That dith not rise or not
它从不升起，也永不沉沦
Haply I may remember
也许我会怀念
And haply may forget
也许我会忘却
Life is a process of waiting for death.