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WHEN I DIE by GUSTAV FALKE

First Line: UPON MY FOREHEAD LAY YOUR CRIMSON ROSES
Last Line: AS SUMMER NIGHTS ON RIPENED HARVESTS SINK.

Upon my forehead lay your crimson roses--
In festive garment from you I would go!
The windows open till the light reposes
Upon my bed--the starlight's smiling glow.

And music! While your songs are still enthralling,
And one by one the parting cup you drink,
Then I would have my curtain slowly falling,
As summer nights on ripened harvests sink.



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