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Roger Wittaker The Last Farewell

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Uploaded by on Apr 17, 2010

The Last Farewell by Roger Wittaker

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  • This song is about the call of duty. It is about patriotism only as it applies to the call of duty. "When duty whispers low, thou must, the youth replies, thou can." Or, in this case, I envision an older man still answering the call.

  • @nomiclas Because it is home, and home is always the most beautiful place in the world. Everything that it is, it's mists and rains and rolling hills, is beautiful, because it is home.

  • @dcmacleod1 I can't help but laugh, even though I am also an American. In my view, he was speaking to the general feeling of the song, not the literal translation, which is clearly about England.

  • A superb song, well sung, and great orchestration. I bought the original version back in 1975, oh the memories.

  • The most wonderful voice ever

  • why would anyone leave awonderful tropic land to go to England.cold,wet,with terible food and attitudes.?

  • He was singing about England.. There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor Tomorrow for old England she sails Far away from your land of endless sunshine To my land full of rainy skies and gales And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell

  • Here's the second part of the song..

    I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing

    And the taste of war I know so very well

    Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising

    Their guns on fire as we sail into Hell

    I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow

    But how bitter will be this last farewell

    Chorus...

  • Here's the rest of the lyrics..

    Though death and darkness gather all about me

    And my ship be torn apart upon the seas

    I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands

    And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee

    And should I return home safe again to England

    I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale

    Chorus

  • One of the finest songs song by a man with a phenominal voice. One for the ages for sure.

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