Love Me - I Love You

Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)



Love me - I love you,
Love me, my baby;
Sing it high, sing it low,
Sing it as may be.
Mother's arms under you,
Her eyes above you;
Sing it high, sing it low,
Love me - I love you.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Scheme AbCbaaCA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 187
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote various romantic, devotional, and children's poems. "Goblin Market" and "Remember" remain famous. She wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in the UK: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst and by Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", set by Harold Darke and by other composers. more…

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