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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

The true lover's farewell
 (Sung text for setting by G. Butterworth)
 Matches base text
Language: English 
"O don't you see the little turtle-dove, 
That's sitting on yonder tree,
And making moan for its own true love,
As I shall do for thee, my dear,
As I shall do for thee?"

"O fare you well, my own true love,
O fare you well for a while;
And I will surely return back again,
If I go ten thousand a-mile, my dear,
If I go ten thousand a-mile."

"Shall the stars fall from the skies, my dear,
Or the rocks melt with the sun?
I will never be false to the girl of my heart,
Till all these things be done, my dear,
Till all these things be done."

Composition:

    Set to music by George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885 - 1916), "The true lover's farewell", from Folk Songs from Sussex, no. 10

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 111

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