The Last Rose of Summer

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Sarah English - Vocal, Piano & Arrangement
Traditional Irish tune
~*~*~*~*~a brief History~*~*~*~*~
Lyrics written by Irish poet, Thomas Moore in 1805.
Sir John Stevenson set the poem to its widely-known melody, and this was published in a collection of Moore's work called Irish Melodies (1807-34).
The song was used in Friedrich von Flotow's opera, Martha, which premiered in 1847 in Vienna.

~*~*~*~*~Lyrics~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'Tis the last rose of summer

Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
To give sigh for sigh.

I'll not leave thee, thou lone one!
To pine on the 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,
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?

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[acerb45666555]

wahoooo! :D

[songpidgeon]

woooooohoooooo!!!! :-D ty !

[BeautifulGirlByDana]

Hi Sarah - this is why i like you so much - you make it look so simple when its very difficult , hoping baby is well and will turn into a singer like you . this world could use another songpidgeon - Hugs 5/5 *****

[songpidgeon]

Thank you so much!

Yes, Winter is already trying to mimik me when I sing to her.... I love being mommy!

She turned 1 year old on Sunday :-)

XxSarah

[christinanoordberger]

Love it! :)

[songpidgeon]

Oh hi, Ms Lovely CHristina!

Thanks my friend!

XxSarah

[delaneyelise]

You did a really awesome job I LOVED it =]

[clayLavl]

for once, i am at a loss for words. this is a WOW moment.

[Yelloyote]

Listen to this sung by Celtic Woman,it needs to be slower.You have as good a voice as they.

[Yelloyote]

I meant The Prayer

[Yelloyote]

You did beautiful but your words are too short and rushed,you need to record your music and then concentrate on your singing.Oh i subscribed.You ma am have unlimited talent and the most beautiful voice.Beautiful song,can you try the prayer for us.

[49819kamkam180]

Oh my odin! you have a very very very very very very beautiful voice! i could die!

[deadrabbit666666]

you are very pretty

[Accordionman331]

Brilliant

5*****

Kev xx

[RockNCat7]

I Like It ! You should be in a play . E

[12CoxJamie]

Sarah, it's Jamie again, just wondering have you ever heard of the song called Just Wave Hello, Charlotte Church sings it?

[12CoxJamie]

10/10 star rating