Deanna Durbin sings The Last Rose of Summer/mp3

[ccdg1066]

perfectly beautiful 

[RiaLake]

Ethereal - thank you.

[tomordha1]

A beautiful song written in 1850 by Irish poet Thomas Moore, very sad to see it being credited to Paddy Moloney (The Chieftains) at the end of Michael Moore's film. Credit where credit is due!

[Cnat123]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

[bnr87]

the first time i hear this song was in the last movie of michael moore. so deep; so epic.

[TheMchap123]

@bnr87

Same here.

[GPCMUTTERFICKER]

@bnr87

Yes, mee, too (Last Rose of Summer, Michael Moore)... the scene, when Franklin D Roosevelt was buried...

Beautiful Folk Song, let's keep us some beautiful things in our hearts...

[Baskerville22]

Makes Hayley Westenra, the Celtic Women & Charlotte Church versions seem pathetic by comparison.

[richiebear1969]

Brilliantly used in the film "Capitalism: A Love Story".

[samarian100]

--Something else-Bella Donna,Diva, and unworldly.

[voicemad]

What beauty in every way. There is hardly any point in describing it. I wonder if anyone would agree with when i say that her voice reminds me a little of Rosa Ponselle's, another fabulous singer. I think the "timbre" and sound are similar.

[BML00002]

I'll not leave thee, thou lone one! To pine on thy stem;

Since the lovely are sleeping, go, sleep thou with them.

Thus kindly I scatter, thy leaves o'er the bed,

Where thy mates of the garden lie scentless and dead.

So soon may I follow, when friendships decay,

And from Love's shining circle, the gems drop away.

When true hearts lie withered and fond ones are flown,

Oh! who would inhabit, this bleak world alone?

[BML00002]

Of all the Irish melodies, this is surely the most sublime and as relevant today as when Moore (1779-1852) composed it. Ms Durbin's voice is exquisite but what a shame she did not sing the other two verses...

[hswatnik]

This gal can sing!!!

[ProudGermanian]

i heard this in micheal moores movie, capitalism a love story, and it really added to the saddness of the movie

[vipergurn]

a great actress and singer

[vipergurn]

ohhh she was wonderful

[stars22mm]

Wonderfull, beutifull to sit holding her hand while she sang for me . Perchance to dream, Michael

[ch0okz1]

A touching ballad, full of emotion, that lifts us up over our mundane cares, to another and better world, sung with tender feeling by a beautiful lady. Thank you for posting.

[OEDBrowser]

@ch0okz1 I could not agree with you more !! She was such a beautiful singer I always thought there was something so special about her ! - beauty and such talent !!! Maybe it was the context of those times when ! Real Talent ! and all the good things of the person mattered and was so appreciated !!

[Nicatroubadour]

This song and this version never fails to really move me. For years its been one of my favorites. To me the last rose of summer has other meanings that u can attach, i think it is so meaningful and it has the power to take u away from your day to day nonsense

[artkent]

It is beyond words.

[Pacabelle]

Incredibly light soprano! The sound is incredible - you might call it vintage. I just close my eyes when I listen to this and it took me to a place in bygone era and think of playing this tune on an old gramophone!

[emerging2012]

Wow, was that beautiful! I'm speechless!

[chrisdenis100]

Magnifique chanson

[craigowler]

Deanna was my dad's pinup 70 years ago...

[Scotsbell]

My dad loved her too, bless him. He died 7 years ago and I still listen to her songs as I grew up with her music. x

[julia59]

Beautiful! Thank you for posting this.

[ShawDAMAN]

What a glorious sound for a mere 16 year old!

[azraelsembrace]

I have never heard this song before. I know it is the first third of a poem by thomas moore. I would think that this might not be all of the song if she did not repeat the last two lines.

[jasnalukic]

oh she was very pretty

[plees77]

Beautiful.

[coquito44]

Really thanks for posting the lyrics too...

[texasoperastar]

The greatest performance of this classic ever recorded!!!

[ShawDAMAN]

I would tend to agree, based on my current knowledge of the piece... just stunning.

[WACOAGENTS]

@texasoperastar IT does not get ANY BETTER THAN THIS....NOT EVER! I WAS 16 YEARS OLD-FELL IN LOVE WITH HER- WENT TO MY PIANO AND PLAYED IT AS THOUGH IT WAS DEANNA SINGING IT...ONE LIFE DOES TOUCH ANOTHER.