He and She

Should one of us remember,
And one of us forget,
I wish I knew what each will do --
But who can tell as yet?

Should one of us remember,
And one of us forget,
I promise you what I will do --
And I'm content to wait for you,
And not be sure as yet.

Authorship

by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) , "He and She", from A Pageant and Other Poems, published 1881

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852-1935) , "He and she", published c1893?
by Samuel Liddle (1864?-1951) , "He and she", published c1900? [voice, piano]
by Hermann Frederic Löhr (1872-1943) , "Should one of us remember", published 1909. [voice, piano]
by Roger Quilter (1877-1953) , "Should one of us remember", 1897. [voice and piano]
by William Henry Reed (1876-1942) , "Should one of us remember", published 1911. [mezzo-soprano or baritone, piano]

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