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School: Meall an tSrutháin (roll number 2117)

Location:
Maulatrahane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Luasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0299, Page 137

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    When I am Dead
    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,
    Happy I may remember
    And happy I may forget.
    Nora De Burca
    Maulatrahane
    29-4-38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra de Búrca
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maulatrahane, Co. Cork