The true lover's farewell 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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 111