To Miss Susan H. Green [sp?]
"I Would Not Die in Winter" (1851)
In Reply to the Song
I Would Not Die in Spring Time,
Words written by
W[illia]m. Cunnington
Beautiful Melody by
& adapted to a [???]
Stephen [Ralph] Glover [1812-1870]

Philadephia: EDWARD L. WALKER, 142 Chestnut St.
  Publishers & Importers of Music & Musical Instruments.
New York: FIRTH, POND & Co.
Baltimore: F. D. BENTEEN
2nd Edition. 25c. Nett.
Crop & Dist Eng Sc. [sp?]
Plate No. 51-5
[Source: 127/102@Levy]

1. I would not die in Winter,
Dark Winter’s cheerless hour;
When naught is glad, and all is sad
Beneath its icy bow’r.
Methinks my thoughful death bed,
And sad and silent tomb,
Would have Spring’s light, not Winter’s night;
I’d not add gloom to gloom.
  Methinks my thoughtful death bed,
  And sad and silent tomb,
  Would have Spring’s light, not Winter’s night:
  I’d not add gloom to gloom.

2. But let me die in Spring time,
Bright, ever joyous Spring!
Let green trees wave around my grave
And flower’s their fragrance bring;
Let gentle zephyrs waft my soul
O’er death’s uncertain sea;
And when birds sing on flutt’ring wing,
Let that my requiem be!
  Let gentle zephyrs waft my soul
  O’er death’s uncertain sea;
  And when birds sing, on flutt’ring wing,
  Let that my requiem be!