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Farewell
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Farewell by Jon Corelis — Lyrics
Farewell (from A Shropshire Lad)
Farewell to barn and stack and tree,
Farewell to Severn shore.
Terence, look your last at me,
For I come home no more.
‘The sun burns on the halfmown hill,
By now the blood is dried;
And Maurice amongst the hay lies still
And my knife is in his side.
‘My mother thinks us long away;
’Tis time the field were mown.
She had two sons at rising day,
Tonight she'll be alone.
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About Farewell
Jon Corelis sets Housman's poem 'A Shropshire Lad' in this secular four-part song for tenor solo. The text expresses a poignant farewell, as the narrator, anticipating his own death, bids goodbye to the familiar landscape and reflects on the tragic loss of his brother. The narrator's final words are a mixture of resignation and a plea for his companion to carry on and find joy in life. Corelis's setting captures the melancholic and dramatic narrative of the poem, bringing to life the themes of loss, mortality, and the enduring human spirit.
