The true lover's farewell
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."
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885 - 1916), "The true lover's farewell", from Folk Songs from Sussex, no. 10. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 111