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。