Farewell (Jon Corelis)

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Editor: Jon Corelis (submitted 2011-09-05).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 68 kB   Copyright: Personal
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General Information

Title: Farewell by A. E. Housman
Composer: Jon Corelis

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: T

Genre: SecularUnknown

Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: 2011

Description: My musical setting for one of the best known poems from A. E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad.Written for male tenor; the voice in this sound file simulated by cello, though probably higher than a cello would easily play.The piano accompaniment has been called too heavy, but I wanted a heavy effect; comments on this would be welcome. The lyrics are on the .pdf score but for convenience are also given below.

External websites: http://sites.google.com/site/jcorelis

Original text and translations

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Farewell (from A Shropshire Lad)

by A. E. Housman


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 half-mown 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,
To-night she'll be alone.

‘And here's a bloody hand to shake,
And oh, man, here's good-bye;
We'll sweat no more on scythe and rake,
My bloody hands and I.

‘I wish you strength to bring you pride,
And a love to keep you clean,
And I wish you luck, come Lammastide,
At racing on the green.

‘Long for me the rick will wait,
And long will wait the fold,
And long will stand the empty plate,
And dinner will be cold.’