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'Tis the Last Rose of Summer (The Young Man's Dream)

from Relics Of Joy - Music of Bunting and Moore revisited by Colman Rushe

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The Young Man's Dream is an Irish air which is thought to date from the 15th century. It was collected by Bunting and others. It has also been adapted and used as the melody for Danny Boy (Londonderry Air).

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'Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming all alone,
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone.
No flower of her kindred,
No rose bud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
And give sigh for sigh.


I'll not leave thee, thou lone one,
To pine on the stem.
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go sleep now 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?

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from Relics Of Joy - Music of Bunting and Moore revisited, released January 19, 2021

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Colman Rushe AL, Spain

Colman Rushe is an Irish writer and musician who lives in Spain. He has published a number of books which are available at www.amazon.co.uk/~/e/B00IHF5XHK. He also blogs at colmanrushe.wordpress.com

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