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Adieu, love, adieu
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · James Gibb
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Adieu, love, adieu by George Alexander Macfarren — Lyrics
Adieu, Love, adieu, Love, untrue Love!
Untrue Love, untrue Love, adieu, Love!
Your mind is light, soon lost for new love.
So long as I was in your sight
I was your heart, your soul, your treasure;
And evermore you sobb'd and sigh'd
Burning in flames beyond all measure:
Three days endured your love to me,
And it was lost in other three!
Adieu, Love, adieu, Love, untrue Love!
Untrue Love, untrue Love, adieu, Love!
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About Adieu, love, adieu
George Alexander Macfarren's Adieu, love, adieu is a secular SATB setting of an English text. The composer captures the poignant emotions of a lover betrayed by infidelity. The lyrics express deep disappointment and hurt as the singer reflects on a relationship where affection proved fleeting and easily transferred to others. The repetitive refrain, Adieu, Love, adieu, Love, untrue Love, emphasizes the pain of this inconstancy, highlighting how quickly promises of devotion were broken. This partsong offers a direct and heartfelt musical interpretation of the text's themes of lost love and broken trust.
