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Edgar Beck-Slinn
1879 - 1936
Great Britain, England
Edgar Beck-Slinn (02/01/1879 - 27/09/1936), an English pianist and composer, probably born in Claver, Great Britain, England; died in Aberdeen, Scotland.
A requiem - When I am dead my dearest
Song "When I am dead, my dearest", published 1904 for alto or baritone and piano, from Songs of the Heart.
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. Christina Rossetti (from Goblin Market and other Poems, published 1862)
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