I can bid thee now, Farewell!
Music: Ann Mounsey (1811–1891) · Words: J. V. S. Esq.
Farewell! yet ere we bid a last adieu,
Ere Ocean’s waves between us intervene;
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The words
Farewell! yet ere we bid a last adieu,
Ere Ocean’s waves between us intervene;
Ere other climes shall change the present
scene: Say, wilt thou change with it?
or still be true?
Say, shall I then within thy mem’ry dwell,
When all around thee beams with pleasure’s
smiles? Say, will thy heart, in truth,
resist those wiles? Say yes, say yes,
and I can bid thee now farewell.
farewell! fare well!
Or, shall the cup of sorrow yet again,
Already nearly full, be running o’er;
Shall Fate, its sad contents relent less pour,
While I, alas, that bitter
cup must drain? that bitter cup must drain?
Oh! no it cannot be! I know, too well,
Thy love thy Truth thy Constancy thy Heart.
Since then indeed To meet again we part,
Tho’ deep in Sorrow, I can say Farewell!
Farewell!
About this song
- Music
- Ann Mounsey (1811–1891) (dates as OpenScore states them)
- Words
- J. V. S. Esq.
- Language
- English, as its source states it
- First published
- in or before 1837, as IMSLP states it
- Length
- 2:35
- Its source files it as
- Songs of Remembrance
- The score
- OpenScore Lieder Corpus; CC0 1.0, as its source states it. OpenScore Lieder Corpus (CC0)
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