Adieu

Stephen Jenks's Adieu paints a poignant scene of isolation and distress. The SATB choir voices the text which describes a longing for home and friends while enduring hardship in a foreign and hostile land. The words convey a deep sense of suffering and a plea for relief, as the singers lament their 'languid misery' and the 'vindictive' mockery of their foes. This sacred work, set in English, offers a powerful emotional expression of abandonment and despair, calling for comfort and compassion in the face of adversity.