When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me

Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.

Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts: and no one to thank

Better by far you should forget and smile that you should remember and be sad.

It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.

The dearest child of all is the dead one