Remember me, and Forget me not

In thy remembrance may I rest,
Whatever designs to be my lot;
And in thy warm, thy youthful breast,
Oh! then, in love, forget me not!

Though care in torrents sweep my brow,
And dim the lustre of my e'e;
Remember first that sacred vow,
And then, in love, remember me!

Though fortune should refuse to smile,
And I by kindred be forgot;
Joy would repay thy hardest toil
If thou, in love, forget me not.

Though sickness prey upon my health,
Or business call me far from thee -
In fame, in poverty or wealth,
Deign thou, in love, remember me.

Let come what may in life's drear waste,
Hope points to one more fertile spot;
The purest joy that life can taste -
The oasis - forget me not!

Farewell - the conqueress of my soul;
My guardian angel ever be;
And when the waves between us roll,
In love's bright thoughts - remember me.