Last Rose of Summer (a capella cover by Christy-Lyn Marais) with lyrics

Me (Christy-Lyn Marais), singing the lovely folksong with words by Irish poet Thomas Moore. It is one of my favourite songs, and I love it best unaccompanied. It just seems right this way!

I sing the first two verses.

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,
Or 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.

Category:

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• Last rose of summer
• martha
• folksong
• a capella
• traditional
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• maev
• celtic woman
• charlotte church
• Christy-Lyn
• Marais
• thomas moore
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• andre rieu
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• clannad

[andyfedel]

a wonderful thomas moore song and even a spinning wheel in the background. i love the charm of these little historical dittys. they're so rare these days. you do an excellent job on them.

[clmarais]

@andyfedel I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I have many more of these songs I love to sing; I hope to post more soon. It's my mom's spinning wheel - she spins as a hobby :)

[JoyBirdandDan]

Beautiful! You definitely deserve to win the Musicnotes contest. :)

[clmarais]

That means so much. Really. Thank-you!

I'll record and post some more songs as soon as my exams finish :)

[karisexybaby]

wow ur amazing well done

[clmarais]

Thanks so much! :)

[TheFlameTop]

really nice !

[lanetemple]

EXCELLENT! Christy-Lyn, ....I find it thrilling when young people like yourself, Celtic Woman, etc, sing those classics. Please keep up the good work!

[mariniz]

smile...your voice is wonderful...

[Lisnageeragh]

Nicely done  ...and a welcome absence of sentimental wailing sometimes present in other renditions...brave to sing without accompaniment.

[DesantisAlessandro]

The more I listen to you singing, the more I think you should be part of Celtic Woman.

[thomascow1]

Great post thumbs up

[reliablebow]

so lovely...great to meet You and hear Your Voice!

Michael